# Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh Eastern (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann an Ear) 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 Regan since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, originally an SNP politician, she defected to Alba on 28 October 2023.

## 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 | Member | Party |
| 2011 | Kenny MacAskill | SNP |
| 2016 | Ash Regan | SNP |
| 2023 | Ash Regan | Alba |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Eastern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ash Regan | 22,658 | 52.4 | 5.1 | 17,182 | 39.6 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Cook | 12,541 | 29.0 | 4.0 | 9,105 | 21.0 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutchison | 5,970 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 6,839 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 6,292 | 14.5 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Reilly | 2,035 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1,583 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 866 | 2.0 | New |
| | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | 299 | 0.7 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 279 | 0.6 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 271 | 0.6 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 134 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 102 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 96 | 0.2 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 94 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 66 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 59 | 0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 64 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | 50 | 0.1 | New |
| | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | 28 | 0.1 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 12 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,117 | 23.4 | 9.1 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,204 | | | 43,421 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 270 | | | 97 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,474 | 61.0 | 4.3 | 43,518 | 61.0 | 4.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 4.6 | | | |
| Notes ↑ elected as SNP ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Eastern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ash Regan | 16,760 | 47.3 | 0.1 | 14,557 | 40.9 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | Kezia Dugdale | 11,673 | 33.0 | 7.1 | 8,615 | 24.2 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Nick Cook | 5,700 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 5,969 | 16.8 | 9.2 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 4,098 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cospatric d'Inverno | 1,264 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 892 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 684 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 417 | 1.2 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 212 | 0.6 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 183 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,087 | 14.3 | 7.0 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 35,397 | | | 35,627 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 277 | | | 71 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,624 | 56.7 | 1.3 | 35,698 | 56.8 | 1.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 3.5 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Eastern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Kenny MacAskill | 14,552 | 47.4 | N/A | 12,380 | 40.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ewan Aitken | 12,319 | 40.1 | N/A | 9,171 | 29.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Cameron Buchanan | 2,630 | 8.6 | N/A | 2,335 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | 2,313 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,219 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Veart | 1,227 | 4.0 | N/A | 795 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 445 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 225 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 224 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 182 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 144 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 109 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 66 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | 62 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 54 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | 15 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | 6 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Hogg | David Hogg | David Hogg | David Hogg | 5 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,233 | 7.3 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,728 | | | 30,750 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 157 | | | 137 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,885 | 55.4 | N/A | 30,887 | 55.4 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes 1 2 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 138. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
* ↑ "Edinburgh Eastern constituency results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
* ↑ "Edinburgh Eastern regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
* ↑ Constituencies A-Z | Edinburgh Eastern, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
* ↑ "Edinburgh Eastern Constituency". City of Edinburgh Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
* ↑ "Lothian regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
* ↑ "Eastern MSP Constituency Results 2011". City of Edinburgh Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
* ↑ "2011 Results of Regional List". City of Edinburgh Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.