Midlothian | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Midlothian |
Major settlements | Dalkeith, Gorebridge, Newtongrange, Penicuik, Bonnyrigg |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1955 |
Member of Parliament | Kirsty McNeill (Labour) |
Created from | Midlothian and Peeblesshire |
Midlothian in Scotland is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
It replaced Midlothian and Peeblesshire at the 1955 general election. A similar constituency, also called Midlothian, was used by the Scottish Parliament until 2011.