The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the

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( Holyrood) from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs. The Lothians region shared boundaries with the

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and Central Scotland regions, and was connected with the Mid Scotland and Fife region by bridges over the

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. As a result of the

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it is largely replaced by the

Lothian Lothian (; sco, Lowden, Loudan, -en, -o(u)n; gd, Lodainn ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Sco ...

region.

Constituencies and council areas

The City of Edinburgh and the West Lothian council areas are entirely within the region. Most of the East Lothian council area is outside, covered by the

East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...

constituency, which is in the

region. A western portion of the Midlothian council area is covered by the Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale constituency, within the South of Scotland region. Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the

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. The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.Se
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In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes:

Members of the Scottish Parliament

The table below displays the Members of the Scottish Parliament that were elected from the Lothians region between 1999 and 2011. From the 2011 election the

region was used.

Constituency MSPs

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the

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the region elected MSPs as follows: * 5

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MSPs (four constituency members and one additional member) * 5

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MSPs (two constituency members and three additional members) * 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members) * 2 Conservative MSPs (one constituency and one additional member) * 1 Scottish Green Party MSPs (additional members) * 1 Independent MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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Stefan Tymkewycz Stefan Tymkewycz (born Abbeyhill, 18 September 1959) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region. He was elected during the 2007 election for the Lothians region. Ty ...

resigned to concentrate on being a

City of Edinburgh The City of Edinburgh Council is the local government authority for the city of Edinburgh, capital of Scotland. With a population of in mid-2019, it is the second most populous local authority area in Scotland. In its current form, the counci ...

councillor and was replaced by

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2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the

2003 Scottish Parliament election The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party MSP, rema ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 6

MSPs (all constituency members) * 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members) * 2 Conservative MSPs (one constituency and one additional member) * 2 Scottish Green Party MSPs (both additional members) * 2

MSPs (both additional members) * 1 Independent MSP (additional member) * 1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the

1999 Scottish Parliament election The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliam ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 8

MSPs (all constituency members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members) * 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member) * 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members) * 1

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MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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Footnotes

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