Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Scottish Parliament constituency

Na h-Eileanan an Iar is a Scottish Parliament constituency covering the Outer Hebrides, represented by a single MSP and known for its remote island communities and distinct Gaelic culture.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency) canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish Parliament constituency ⓘ
abbreviation MSP NERFINISHED ⓘ
boundaryType island constituency ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
covers Barra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benbecula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Na h-Eileanan Siar council area NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ
created 1999 ⓘ
createdFor establishment of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
culturalCharacteristic high proportion of Gaelic speakers ⓘ
electoralSystem first past the post ⓘ
elects Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
englishName Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingCouncilArea Comhairle nan Eilean Siar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic remote island communities ⓘ
rural ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
strong Gaelic culture ⓘ
hasElectorateCharacteristic one of the smallest electorates in Scotland ⓘ
hasMajorSettlement Barra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benbecula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stornoway NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
legislature Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf northwest coast of mainland Scotland ⓘ
mapLabel Na h-Eileanan an Iar NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Na h-Eileanan an Iar NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfMembers 1 ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
partOf devolved parliamentary system of the United Kingdom ⓘ
policyConcerns Gaelic language support ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
transport connectivity ⓘ
previousName Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Highlands and Islands electoral region NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType constituency of the Highlands and Islands electoral region ⓘ
represents Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ
sameAreaAs Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ
transportCharacteristic reliant on ferries and air services ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament region) → constituency → Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency) ⓘ
Outer Hebrides → electoralConstituency → Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency) ⓘ
Stornoway → representedInScottishParliamentConstituency → Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency) ⓘ