| Edinburgh Central | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Population | 94,040 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Angus Robertson |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
Edinburgh Central (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann Meadhain) is a burgh 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 also 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 with the name and boundaries of a constituency of the Edinburgh Central UK Parliament constituency. Since 1999, the constituency MSP has been an ex officio member of the board of trustees of the National Library of Scotland. From 1925 until 1999, that role had been taken by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Westminster constituency.[citation needed]
The constituency was one of the few areas to vote "Yes" in the 2011 UK Alternative Vote referendum held on the same day as the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
The seat has been held by Angus Robertson of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.