| Edinburgh Southern | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Population | 81,639 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish Labour |
| MSP | Daniel Johnson |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Created from | Edinburgh South |
Edinburgh Southern (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann a Deas) 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.
The seat has been held by Daniel Johnson of Scottish Labour since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.