Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh South
Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh South shown within the Lothians electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Former constituency
Created1999
Abolished2011
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Replaced byEdinburgh Eastern,
Edinburgh Southern

Edinburgh South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it was one of nine constituencies in the Lothians electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Edinburgh South was redrawn and replaced by the renamed Edinburgh Southern constituency.