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Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Linlithgow may mean or refer to:
- Linlithgow, Scotland
- the Linlithgow constituency of the Scottish Parliament
- the historic Linlithgow constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Linlithgow was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of elections.
The constituency returned the same MP throughout its existence, Tam Dalyell of the Labour Party. Dalyell had previously been MP for the predecessor seat of West Lothian, which had led to his concerns about Scottish devolution being labelled "the West Lothian question".
Linlithgow (; , ) is a royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. It is West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's alternate name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal.
Linlithgow's patron saint is Saint Michael and its motto is St. Michael is kinde to straingers. A statue of the saint holding the burgh coat of arms stands on the high street.
Linlithgow was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.
After the Acts of Union 1707, Linlithgow, Lanark, Peebles and Selkirk formed the Linlithgow district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.
Usage examples of "linlithgow".
I left Auld Reekie yesterday morning, and have passed, besides by-excursions, Linlithgow, Borrowstouness, Falkirk, and here am I undoubtedly.
Council Chamber himself, even at that late hour, accompanied by the sheriffs of Edinburgh and Linlithgow, with sundry noblemen besides, in order to learn something of the origin of the affray.
Waterford in Ireland, Neath in Wales, and Linlithgow and Thurso in Scotland.
They spent the night at Dunfermline before crossing the Forth, travelling to Linlithgow before staying with a relative, who was also a priest, in Dunipace.
Edward then moved the army along the Forth to Linlithgow where they spent the night.
Despite a cracked rib, sustained during the night as he slept beside his horse at Linlithgow, the aging Lion of England had pressed forward at dawn.
Barrie about Linlithgow, doubtless in the hope of making her think of him when there.
Margaret Roscoe were spent in the beautiful manse of Linlithgow, in the north of Scotland, where her venerable grandfather had for half a century been engaged in breaking the bread of life to a large congregation of humble parishioners.
Aberdeen and Linlithgow, in the room of William lord Haddo, and James lord Johnston.
Tullibardine, the earls of Mar and Linlithgow, and lord John Drummond.
Although Wavell had approved the increase, Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy, referred the matter to London.
Anyway, we were building a new house near Linlithgow at the time, and I was fascinated by it.
Wodrow, the Scottish historian, the swans which were on Linlithgow Loch when the English obtained the mastery in Scotland, disappeared.
Amery telegraphed in this sense to the Viceroy on the same day, and Lord Linlithgow and the Commander-in-Chief, General Auchinleck, promptly offered to divert to Basra an infantry brigade and a regiment of field artillery, most of which was already on board ship for Malaya.