Orkney and Shetland
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Orkney and Shetland is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the remote Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland off the northeast coast of Scotland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shetland | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK parliamentary constituency
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Westminster constituency ⓘ |
| borderingBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Politics of Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Politics of Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster parliamentary constituencies in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1918 ⓘ |
| electorate | small population constituency ⓘ |
| electorateType | county constituency ⓘ |
| electsTo | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDescription |
covers the Northern Isles off the northeast coast of Scotland
ⓘ
remote island constituency ⓘ |
| hasBeenHeldBy |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | island boundaries ⓘ |
| hasRepresentative | Alistair Carmichael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| islandGroup |
Orkney Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shetland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons
ⓘ
UK parliamentary constituencies representing islands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Kirkwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lerwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapEntity | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMPs | 1 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency, 1708–1885) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| representativeParty | Liberal Democrats (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shetland