Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Dumfries (dum-FREESS) 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. It was also one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland 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.
Dumfries | |
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Former county constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Council area | Dumfries and Galloway |
Replaced by | Dumfriesshire, Galloway and West Dumfries |
From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, the Dumfries constituency was abolished, with the city being divided between two new constituencies; Dumfriesshire, and Galloway and West Dumfries.