Edinburgh Eastern is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) 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. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian 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 constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and includes areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh and Midlothian North and Musselburgh, which were abolished. The seat has been held by Ash Denham of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Electoral region The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area. Constituency boundaries and council area Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western. Edinburgh Eastern uses the following electoral wards: In full: Craigentinny/Duddingston In part: City Centre, Leith, Liberton/Gilmerton, Portobello/Craigmillar Member of the Scottish Parliament Election results 2020s 2010s Footnotes External links Constituencies in Edinburgh Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament 2011 establishments in Scotland Constituencies established in 2011 Portobello, Edinburgh