Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency) should not be confused with Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency).
| Edinburgh Eastern | |
| Type: | burgh |
| Constituency Link: | Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions |
| Parl Name: | Scottish Parliament |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Previous: | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh South |
| Party Label: | Party |
| Party: | Alba Party |
| Member Label: | MSP |
| Member: | Ash Regan |
| Local Council Label: | Council area |
| Local Council: | City of Edinburgh |
| Population: | 86,488 (2019)[1] |
Edinburgh Eastern (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann an Ear) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and includes areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh and Midlothian North and Musselburgh, which were abolished. The seat has been held by Ash Regan since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, originally an SNP politician, she defected to Alba on 28 October 2023.
See also: Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region).
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.
Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.
Edinburgh Eastern uses the following electoral wards:[2]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny MacAskill | SNP | ||
| Ash Regan | |||
| 2023 | Alba | ||