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Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament is the Devolution national, Unicameralism legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh area of the capital Edinburgh....
.

are elected in one of two ways:
  1. first past the post constituency
    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
     MSPs or;
  2. regional
    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
     additional-member MSPs.


re elected
Elected

Elected is the latest EP by Netherlands Progressive metal project Ayreon. It was released on April 25, 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and on April 28 in the rest of Europe....
 as constituency
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 MSPs and 56 are elected as additional members
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
, seven from each of eight regional groups of constituencies.






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Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament is the Devolution national, Unicameralism legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh area of the capital Edinburgh....
.

Methods of Election

MSPs are elected in one of two ways:
  1. first past the post constituency
    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
     MSPs or;
  2. regional
    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
     additional-member MSPs.


Number of Members Elected

73 are elected
Elected

Elected is the latest EP by Netherlands Progressive metal project Ayreon. It was released on April 25, 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and on April 28 in the rest of Europe....
 as constituency
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 MSPs and 56 are elected as additional members
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
, seven from each of eight regional groups of constituencies. This additional member system
Additional Member System

The Additional Member System is a branch of voting systems in which some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from a wider area, usually by party-list proportional representation....
 produces a form of proportional representation
Proportional representation

Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
 for each region.

Elections

All MSP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a four year cycle
Cycle

Cycle or Cyclic may refer to:* Motorcycle* Bicycle* Cycling, the act of riding a bicycle or tricycle* Tricycle...
. If a vacancy
Vacancy

In crystallography, a vacancy is a type of point defect in a crystal.Crystals inherently possess imperfections, often referred to as 'crystalline defects'....
 arises at another time, due to death
Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....
 or resignation
Resignation

A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position. It can also refer to the act of admitting defeat in a game like chess, indicated by the resigning player declaring "I resign", turning his king on its side, extending his hand, or stopping the chess clock....
, then it may be filled in one of two ways, depending of whether the vacancy
Vacancy

In crystallography, a vacancy is a type of point defect in a crystal.Crystals inherently possess imperfections, often referred to as 'crystalline defects'....
 is for a first-past-the-post constituency
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 MSP or for an additional-member MSP.

A constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election
By-election

A by-election or bye-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly-scheduled elections....
. An additional-member vacancy may be filled by the next available candidate on the relevant party list.

Title


An MSP is known as Name MSP (Name BPA in Gaelic).. For instance, Alex Salmond can be entitled either Alex Salmond MSP or Alex Salmond BPA.

See also

  • Members elected to the 1st Scottish Parliament
  • Members elected to the 2nd Scottish Parliament
  • Members elected to the 3rd Scottish Parliament
  • Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

    Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
  • MSPs' Salaries, Expenses and Allowances
    MSPs' Salaries, Expenses and Allowances

    Members of the Scottish Parliament are entitled to a salary, and where applicable, expenses and allowances.The Scotland Act 1998 provides for pay and allowances to MSPs, officeholders of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers....
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)
    Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)

    Member of the Legislative Assembly is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
  • Member of the National Assembly for Wales