Livingston was a

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of the

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( Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. For the

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, Livingston was expanded and renamed Almond Valley

Electoral region

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Constituency boundaries and council area

The Livingston constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in

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, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In

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, however, Scottish Westminster (

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) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.Se
''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''

Boundary review

'' See Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 '' Following their First Periodic review of constituencies to the Scottish Parliament in time for the 2011 elections, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended alterations to the existing Livingston and Linlithgow constituencies. Livingston was effectively abolished, replaced by a newly formed Almond Valley seat. This constituency takes in the Livingston, East Calder, Fauldhouse, Breich Valley, and Seafield areas. A newly shaped

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constituency was formed from the Linlithgow, Broxburn, Blackburn, Whitburn, and Armadale areas.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

References

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