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Member of the Scottish Parliament ('''MSP''') (''Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba'' (''BPA'') in Gaelic ) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament . METHODS OF ELECTION MSPs are elected in one of two ways: # First Past The Post Constituency MSPs or; # Regional Additional-member MSPs. NUMBER OF MEMBERS ELECTED 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. ELECTIONS 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. SEE ALSO
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