Back أوركني وشيتلاند (دائرة انتخابية في المملكة المتحدة) Arabic Ynysoedd Erch a Shetland (etholaeth seneddol y DU) Welsh Wahlkreis Orkney and Shetland German Orkney and Shetland (circonscription du Parlement britannique) French Arcaibh agus Sealltainn (Toghcheantar na Ríochta Aontaithe) Irish Arcaibh agus Sealtainn (sgìre Phàrlamaid Westminster) Scots/Gaelic אורקני ושטלנד (מחוז בחירה לפרלמנט הבריטי) HE Collegio di Orkney and Shetland Italian 오크니 셰틀랜드 (영국 의회 선거구) Korean Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency) SIMPLE
| Orkney and Shetland | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Orkney and Shetland |
| Electorate | 33,229[1] |
| Major settlements | Kirkwall, Lerwick |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1708 |
| Member of Parliament | Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Orkney and Shetland |
Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In the Scottish Parliament, Orkney and Shetland are separate constituencies. The constituency was historically known as Orkney and Zetland (an alternative name for Shetland).
In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, 65.4% of the constituency's electors voted for Scotland to stay part of the United Kingdom.[2]
- ^ Office for National Statistics (24 February 2016). "Parliamentary Electors by Parliamentary Constituencies 2010–2015". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Scottish referendum: North east and Northern Isles vote "No"". BBC News. 19 September 2014.