Edinburgh Southern
| Edinburgh Southern | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Edinburgh Southern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electorate | 62,177 (2022) |
| 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 burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament 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. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East 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 Edinburgh Southern constituency was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the Edinburgh South constituency. Further boundary changes were enacted as a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025.
The seat has been held by Daniel Johnson of Scottish Labour since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.