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Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Not to be confused with Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency).

Glasgow Provan (Gaelic: Glaschu Provan) 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 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 the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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The constituency was created in 2011, comprising much of the old Glasgow Baillieston seat which was abolished for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

The seat has been held by Ivan McKee of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2011

The electoral wards used in the creation of Provan are:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election results

2020s

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2010s

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See also

Notes

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    Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
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    Constituencies A-Z | Glasgow Provan, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  3. [3]
    "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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    "Provan Constituency Election Region Results (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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    "Provan Constituency Election Region Results (2016)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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    "Glasgow Provan- Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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    "Region Results for Glasgow Provan (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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