Western Isles (UK Parliament constituency)
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Na h-Eileanan an Iar in Scotland.
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Electorate | 20,887 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of parliament | Angus MacNeil (SNP) |
| Created from |
Ross & Cromarty Inverness-shire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 57°40′16″N 6°57′11″W / 57.671°N 6.953°W
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (/nə ˈhɪlənən ənˈjɪər/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [nəˈhelanən əˈɲiəɾ]; formerly Western Isles) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created in 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency was formed by merging areas which were formerly within the Ross and Cromarty constituency and the Inverness-shire constituency.
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