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The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national unicameral legislature of Scotland located in the Holyrood area of the capital Edinburgh. The Parliament informally referred to as Holyrood is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Members are elected for four-year terms under the additional member system.

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election date leader
2011-05-11
last election date
2011-05-05
leader
Tricia Marwick
legislative period name
4th Parliament
location
Edinburgh, Holyrood Edinburgh, Scottish Parliament Building
number of members
129
political party in legislature
Scottish National Party, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Green Party, Independent (politician), Margo MacDonald, Scottish Government, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Conservative Party, Scottish Liberal Democrats
type
Unicameralism
latitude
55.9519
longitude
-3.17513

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