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Member of the Scottish Parliament ('''MSP''') is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament . MSPs are elected in one of two ways: (1) as First Past The Post Constituency MSPs or; (2) as Regional Additional-member MSPs. 73 are elected as constituency MSPs and 56 are elected as additional members, seven from each of eight regional groups of constituencies. This Additional Member System produces a form of Proportional Representation for each region. All MSP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a four year cycle. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then it may be filled in one of two ways, depending of whether the vacancy is for a first-past-the-post constituency MSP or for an additional-member MSP. A constituency vacancy may be filled by a By-election . An additional-member vacancy may be filled by the next available candidate on the relevant party list. The parliament was created in 1999. SEE ALSO
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