Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh Northern and Leith shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population93,605 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartySNP
MSPBen Macpherson
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh North and Leith

Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann a Tuath agus Lite) 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.

Prior to the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, most of the constituency was part of the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency.

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