Dundee City West | |
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Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 77,779 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Joe FitzPatrick |
Council area | Dundee City |
Created from | Dundee West |
Dundee City West (Gaelic: Baile Dhùn Dè an Iar) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Dundee City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten 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 largely replaced the previous seat of Dundee West. Since creation it has been held by Joe FitzPatrick of the Scottish National Party; FitzPatrick had previously served as the member for Dundee West since the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.