Glasgow Shettleston | |
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Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 79,969 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Independent |
MSP | John Mason |
Council area | Glasgow City |
Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. 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 Glasgow 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The seat has been held by John Mason, who was elected for the Scottish National Party but has had the whip withdrawn after being elected, since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.