Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Strathkelvin and Bearsden (UK Parliament constituency).

Strathkelvin and Bearsden
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Strathkelvin and Bearsden shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland (2011 boundaries)
Electorate63,895 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPRona Mackay
Council areaEast Dunbartonshire

Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of East Dunbartonshire. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by Rona Mackay of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

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