Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Kirkcaldy is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife 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.

Not to be confused with Kirkcaldy (Parliament of Scotland constituency) or Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency).

Kirkcaldy
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Kirkcaldy shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population78,351 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPDavid Torrance
Council areaFife

The seat has been held by David Torrance of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

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