Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Pollok (Gaelic: Glaschu Pollaig) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the First Past the Post method of election. It is currently represented by Humza Yousaf, who has been First Minister of Scotland since 29 March 2023 after being elected leader of the Scottish National Party the previous day. He has held the seat for the party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Glasgow Pollok
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population81,004 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPHumza Yousaf
Council areaGlasgow City

The constituency is one of eight within the Glasgow City council area. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow 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.

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