Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Eastern (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann an Ear) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
| Edinburgh Eastern | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Edinburgh Eastern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 86,488 (2019) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Alba Party |
| MSP | Ash Regan |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Created from | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh South |
The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and includes areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh and Midlothian North and Musselburgh, which were abolished. The seat has been held by Ash Regan since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, originally an SNP politician, she defected to Alba on 28 October 2023.