What name is given to the elected members of the Scottish Parliament?

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What name is given to the elected members of the Scottish Parliament?

Elected members of the Scottish Parliament are called MSPs, short for Members of the Scottish Parliament. MSPs are the representatives in Scotland’s devolved legislature, chosen through a system that blends constituency and regional votes to form a total of 129 members. The term MSPs is specific to Scotland; MPs sit at Westminster, MLAs are associated with Northern Ireland’s Assembly, and AMs were used for the Welsh Assembly. So the name used for Scotland’s elected parliament members is MSPs.

Elected members of the Scottish Parliament are called MSPs, short for Members of the Scottish Parliament. MSPs are the representatives in Scotland’s devolved legislature, chosen through a system that blends constituency and regional votes to form a total of 129 members. The term MSPs is specific to Scotland; MPs sit at Westminster, MLAs are associated with Northern Ireland’s Assembly, and AMs were used for the Welsh Assembly. So the name used for Scotland’s elected parliament members is MSPs.

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