Highland constituencies
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Highland constituencies are a group of UK parliamentary constituencies covering much of the sparsely populated, rural and mountainous Highland region of northern Scotland.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | group of UK parliamentary constituencies ⓘ |
| administrativeOverlap |
Argyll and Bute council area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highland council area NERFINISHED ⓘ Na h-Eileanan Siar council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| border | other Scottish rural constituencies ⓘ |
| boundaryChangesBy | Boundary Commission for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
mountainous
ⓘ
rural ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| contains |
Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caithness and Sutherland (historic constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness (historic constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (historic constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross and Cromarty (historic constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Isles (historic constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
ageing population in many areas
ⓘ
dispersed settlements ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateCharacteristic | relatively small electorates compared to urban UK constituencies ⓘ |
| governedBy | Representation of the People Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown | Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland region of Scotland
ⓘ
northern Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFeature | large geographic area with low population density ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Commons constituencies in Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | largely rural and remote ⓘ |
| representationLevel | national (UK Parliament) ⓘ |
| timeZone |
BST (UTC+01:00) in summer
ⓘ
UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| typicalIssues |
fishing and agriculture
ⓘ
land use and crofting ⓘ rural services ⓘ tourism and environment ⓘ transport and infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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