Scottish MPs

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Scottish MPs are Members of the UK Parliament who represent constituencies in Scotland at Westminster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
parliamentarian
appliesToJurisdiction Scotland
canBe independent politicians
canBelongTo Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish National Party
UK-wide political parties
other political parties
canIntroduce bills in the House of Commons
canParticipateIn parliamentary debates
canServeOn House of Commons select committees
public bill committees
chamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
constituencyType geographical parliamentary constituency
country United Kingdom
electedIn United Kingdom general elections
United Kingdom parliamentary by-elections
electorate registered voters in Scottish constituencies
eligibleFor ministerial office in the UK Government
opposition frontbench roles
employer UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom
historicalNote have been represented in the UK Parliament since the Acts of Union 1707
legalFramework Parliament Acts
Representation of the People Acts
Scotland Act 1998 (context of devolution)
linked to: Scotland Act 1998
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London
linked to: London, England
location Westminster
officeContested Member of Parliament for a Scottish constituency
oversightFunction scrutiny of the UK Government
partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
policyArea UK-wide legislation
defence
foreign policy
macro-economic policy
reserved matters affecting Scotland
represents Scottish constituencies
people of Scotland
voters in Scottish constituencies
rightToSitIn House of Commons chamber
rightToVoteIn divisions of the House of Commons
selectionMethod elected by plurality in single-member constituencies
termLength up to five years, subject to earlier dissolution of Parliament
votingSystem first-past-the-post
workLocation Palace of Westminster

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