Orkney and Shetland constituency
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Orkney and Shetland in Scotland.
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Orkney and Shetland |
| Electorate | 33,229 |
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| Created | 1708 |
| Member of parliament | Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Orkney and Shetland |
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| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 59°46′30″N 1°48′11″W / 59.775°N 1.803°W
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).
The constituency is made up of the two island groups, Orkney and Shetland. A constituency of this name has existed continuously since 1708. However, before 1918 the town of Kirkwall (the capital of Orkney) formed part of the Northern Burghs constituency.
The constituency is one of three "protected constituencies", the others being Na h-Eileanan an Iar and the Isle of Wight, defining constituency boundaries exclusively by geography rather than by (or partly by) size of electorate. The constituency contains the areas of the Orkney Islands Council and the Shetland Islands Council. Before 2011 the constituency had been unique in having its boundaries protected by legislation.
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