Glasgow Cathcart is a
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
of the
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyr ...
(
Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the
Glasgow City council area {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
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. 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
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
for the region as a whole.
The seat has been held by
James Dornan
James Dornan (born 17 March 1953) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Cathcart.
Raised in the Oatlands, Glasgow, Oatla ...
of the
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from th ...
since the
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...
.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are
Glasgow Anniesland,
Glasgow Kelvin,
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn 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 p ...
,
Glasgow Pollok,
Glasgow Provan,
Glasgow Shettleston,
Glasgow Southside, and
Rutherglen
Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...
.
The region covers the
Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the
South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries
The current Glasgow Cathcart constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in
1999
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, with the name and boundaries of an existing
Westminster constituency. In
2005
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, however, Scottish Westminster (
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...
) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
Boundary review
Following the First Periodic review into Scottish Parliament boundaries, a newly redrawn Cathcart was in place for the Scottish Parliament election, 2011. The
electoral wards used in this creation are:
*
Linn,
Newlands/Auldburn,
Langside
Langside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands. The district is residential and primarily middle-class, ...
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
See also
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Politics of Glasgow
The politics of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city by population, are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of Glasgow City Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament.
Local government
As one of ...
Notes
External links
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Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
1999 establishments in Scotland
Constituencies established in 1999
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011
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