Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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This article is about Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency). For other uses of Aberdeen Central, see Aberdeen Central (disambiguation). For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).
Aberdeen Central (Gaelic: Obar Dheathain Meadhain) is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Aberdeen City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one of the ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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Aberdeen Central | |
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Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 83,675 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Kevin Stewart |
Council area | Aberdeen City |
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The seat has been held by Kevin Stewart of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.