Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Cathcart (Gaelic: Glaschu Cathcart) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
| Glasgow Cathcart | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Glasgow Cathcart shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 74,809 (2019) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | James Dornan |
| Council area | Glasgow City |
The seat has been held by James Dornan of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
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