Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

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Orkney and Shetland
County constituency
for the House of Commons
OrkneyShetlandConstituency.svg
Boundary of Orkney and Shetland in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Orkney and Shetland
Electorate 33,229 [1]
Major settlements Kirkwall, Lerwick
Current constituency
Created 1708
Member of Parliament Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Orkney and Shetland

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).

Contents

In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, 65.4% of the constituency's electors voted for Scotland to stay part of the United Kingdom. [2]

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Orkney & Zetland.

Boundaries

The constituency is made up of the two northernmost island groups of Scotland, 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. It is the most northerly of the 650 UK Parliament constituencies.

The constituency is one of five "protected constituencies", the others being Na h-Eileanan an Iar, two on the Isle of Wight, and Ynys Môn, defined exclusively by geography rather than by size of electorate. [3] 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. [4]

The constituency has the second smallest electorate of any UK parliamentary constituency, after Na h-Eileanan an Iar. [1]

History

The constituency has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post since its creation in 1707. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The constituency has remained largely unchanged since its creation. The town of Kirkwall was added in 1918, having previously been part of Wick Burghs.

Members of Parliament

The constituency has elected only Liberal and Liberal Democrat MPs since 1950; the longest run of any British parliamentary constituency. [10] [11] At each general election from 1955 until 1979, in 1987, 2010 and again in 2017 it was the safest Liberal Democrat seat in the UK. At the 2015 general election, it was the only seat in Scotland to return a Liberal Democrat MP. Two years later, in 2017, the Lib Dems gained three more seats in Scotland; increasing their Scottish seat tally to 4.

YearMemberParty
1707 Sir Alexander Douglas
1713 George Douglas
1715 James Moodie
1722 George Douglas
1730 by-election Robert Douglas
1747 James Halyburton
1754 James Douglas
1768 Thomas Dundas I
1771 by-election Thomas Dundas II
1780 Robert Baikie
1781 Charles Dundas
1784 Thomas Dundas II
1790 John Balfour Tory [12]
1796 Capt. Robert Honyman I
1806 Col. Robert Honyman II
1807 Malcolm Laing Whig
1812 Richard Honyman
1818 George Dundas
1820 John Balfour
1826 George Dundas Whig
1830 George Traill
1835 Thomas Balfour Conservative [12]
1837 Frederick Dundas Whig [12] [13] [14]
1847 Arthur Anderson
1852 Frederick Dundas
1859 Liberal
1873 by-election Samuel Laing
1885 Leonard Lyell
1900 Cathcart Wason Liberal Unionist
1902 by-election Independent Liberal
1906 Liberal
1918 Coalition Liberal
1921 by-election Malcolm Smith
1922 Robert Hamilton Liberal
1935 Basil Neven-Spence Conservative
1950 Jo Grimond Liberal
1983 Jim Wallace
1992 Liberal Democrat
2001 Alistair Carmichael

Elections

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Orkney & Shetland election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Scottish Green Alex Armitage [15]
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael [16]
Scottish National Robert Leslie [17]
Conservative Shane Painter [18]
Labour Conor Savage
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Orkney and Shetland [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael 10,381 44.8 −3.8
Scottish National Robert Leslie7,87434.0+5.0
Conservative Jenny Fairbairn2,2879.9+1.2
Labour Coilla Drake1,5506.7−4.7
Brexit Party Robert Smith9003.9New
Independent David Barnard1680.7New
Majority2,50710.8−8.8
Turnout 23,16067.7−0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.4
General election 2017: Orkney and Shetland [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael 11,312 48.6 +7.2
Scottish National Miriam Brett6,74929.0−8.8
Labour Robina Barton2,66411.4+4.3
Conservative Jamie Halcro Johnston 2,0248.7−0.2
UKIP Robert Smith2831.2−3.6
Independent Stuart Hill 2451.1New
Majority4,56319.6+16.0
Turnout 23,27768.1+2.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.0
General election 2015: Orkney and Shetland [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael [25] 9,407 41.4 −20.6
Scottish National Danus Skene 8,59037.8+27.2
Conservative Donald Cameron [26] 2,0258.9−1.6
Labour Gerry McGarvey1,6247.1−3.6
UKIP Robert Smith [27] 1,0824.8−1.5
Majority8173.6−47.7
Turnout 22,72865.8+7.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −23.9
General election 2010: Orkney and Shetland [28] [29] [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael 11,989 62.0 +10.5
Labour Mark Cooper2,06110.7−3.5
Scottish National John Mowat2,04210.6+0.3
Conservative Frank Nairn2,03210.5−2.8
UKIP Robert Smith1,2226.3+3.9
Majority9,92851.3+14.0
Turnout 19,34658.5+4.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Orkney and Shetland [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael 9,138 51.5 +10.2
Labour Richard Meade2,51114.2−6.4
Conservative Frank Nairn2,35713.3−5.4
Scottish National John Mowat1,83310.3−4.5
Scottish Socialist John Aberdein9925.6+1.0
UKIP Scott Dyble4242.4New
Legalise Cannabis Paul Cruickshank3111.8New
Free Scotland PartyBrian Nugent1761.0New
Majority6,62737.3+16.6
Turnout 17,74253.7+1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.3
General election 2001: Orkney and Shetland [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael 6,919 41.3 −10.7
Labour Robert Mochrie3,44420.6+2.3
Conservative John Firth3,12118.7+6.5
Scottish National John Mowat2,47314.8+2.1
Scottish Socialist Peter Andrews7764.6New
Majority3,47520.7−13.0
Turnout 16,73352.4−11.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −13.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Orkney and Shetland [33] [34] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Wallace 10,743 52.0 +5.6
Labour James Paton3,77518.3−1.5
Scottish National Willie Ross2,62412.7+1.5
Conservative Hope Anderson2,52712.2−9.8
Referendum Francis Adamson8204.0New
Natural Law Christian Wharton1160.60.0
Independent Arthur Robertson600.3New
Majority6,96833.7+10.3
Turnout 20,66564.0−1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.6
General election 1992: Orkney and Shetland [36] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Wallace 9,575 46.4 +4.7
Conservative Paul McCormick4,54222.0−1.3
Labour John Aberdein4,09319.8+1.1
Scottish National Frances McKie2,30111.2New
Natural Law Christian Wharton1150.6New
Majority5,03324.4+6.0
Turnout 20,62665.5−3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Orkney and Shetland [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Wallace 8,881 41.7 −4.2
Conservative Richard Jenkins4,95923.3−2.3
Labour John Aberdein3,99518.7+5.6
Orkney and Shetland Movement John Goodlad3,09514.5New
Green Grierson Collister3891.8New
Majority3,92218.4−1.9
Turnout 21,31968.7−0.1
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1983: Orkney and Shetland [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Wallace 9,374 45.9 −10.5
Conservative David Myles 5,22425.6+4.3
Scottish National Winifred Ewing 3,14715.4+10.6
Labour Robina Goodlad2,66513.1−4.3
Majority4,15020.3−14.8
Turnout 20,41067.8+0.6
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 10,950 56.4 +0.2
Conservative Charles Donaldson4,14021.3+7.1
Labour Robina Goodlad3,38517.4+5.0
Scottish National Michael Spens9354.8−12.4
Majority6,81035.1−3.9
Turnout 19,41067.2+0.4
Liberal hold Swing
General election October 1974: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 9,877 56.2 −5.8
Scottish National Howard Firth3,02517.2New
Conservative Raymond M. Fraser2,49514.2−8.4
Labour Jonathan W. G. Wills2,17512.4−3.1
Majority6,85239.0-0.4
Turnout 17,57266.8-4.3
Liberal hold Swing
General election February 1974: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 11,491 62.0 +15.0
Conservative John L. Firth4,18622.6−9.3
Labour Jonathan W. G. Wills2,86515.5−5.6
Majority7,30539.4+24.3
Turnout 18,54271.1+5.5
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1970: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 7,896 47.0 −12.1
Conservative John L. Firth5,36431.9+9.6
Labour William Macpherson Reid3,55221.1+2.5
Majority2,53215.1-21.7
Turnout 16,81265.6+0.4
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 9,605 59.1 −3.5
Unionist John L. Firth3,63022.3+2.3
Labour Hugh Lynch3,02118.6+1.2
Majority5,97536.8−5.8
Turnout 16,25665.2−7.5
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1964: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 11,604 62.6 −1.5
Unionist John L. Firth3,70420.0+1.5
Labour Ian MacInnes3,23217.4±0.0
Majority7,90042.6-3.0
Turnout 18,54072.7+1.4
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 12,099 64.1 +0.3
Unionist Robert Hunter Wingate Bruce3,48718.5−1.9
Labour Robert S. McGowan3,27517.4+1.6
Majority8,61245.6+2.2
Turnout 18,86171.3+5.2
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1955: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 11,753 63.8 +6.3
Unionist John W. Eunson3,76020.4-6.2
Labour Edgar Ramsay2,91415.8-0.4
Majority7,99343.4+12.1
Turnout 18,42766.1-2.9
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1951: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 11,745 57.5 +10.7
Unionist Archibald Tennant5,35426.2-5.7
Labour Magnus A. Fairnie3,33516.2-3.1
Majority6,39131.3+16.4
Turnout 20,43469.0+1.4
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1950: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jo Grimond 9,237 46.8 +12.6
Unionist Basil Neven-Spence 6,28131.9-4.1
Labour Harald Leslie 3,33521.3-8.5
Majority2,95614.9N/A
Turnout 19,71667.7+12.2
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Basil Neven-Spence 6,304 36.0 -21.6
Liberal Jo Grimond 5,97534.2-8.2
Labour Prophet Smith5,20829.8New
Majority3291.8-13.4
Turnout 17,48755.5+9.2
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1935: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Basil Neven-Spence 8,406 57.6 New
Liberal Robert Hamilton 6,18042.4N/A
Majority2,22615.2N/A
Turnout 14,58646.3N/A
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1931: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Hamilton Unopposed N/AN/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Hamilton 8,256 60.4 N/A
Unionist Basil Neven-Spence 5,40439.6New
Majority2,85220.8N/A
Turnout 13,66043.1N/A
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1924: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Hamilton Unopposed N/AN/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Hamilton 5,129 54.3 +0.8
Unionist Robert Boothby 4,31845.7New
Majority8118.6+1.6
Turnout 9,44739.1+1.7
Liberal hold Swing
Hamilton 1920 Sir Robert Hamilton.jpg
Hamilton
General election 1922: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Hamilton 4,814 53.5 N/A
National Liberal Malcolm Smith 4,18946.5N/A
Majority6257.0N/A
Turnout 9,00337.4N/A
Liberal gain from National Liberal Swing
1921 Orkney and Shetland by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Malcolm Smith Unopposed
Liberal hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Cathcart Wason Unopposed
Liberal hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cathcart Wason Unopposed
Liberal hold
Cathcart Wason Cathcart Wason.jpg
Cathcart Wason
General election January 1910: Orkney and Shetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cathcart Wason 4,117 80.6 +1.6
Liberal Unionist Thomas William Hemsley99419.4-1.6
Majority3,12361.2+3.2
Turnout 5,11171.8+8.5
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Orkney and Shetland [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cathcart Wason 3,837 79.0 +29.5
Conservative C. J. Dunlop1,02121.0New
Majority2,81658.0N/A
Turnout 4,85863.3+8.4
Registered electors 7,680
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +29.5
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McKinnon Wood
1902 Orkney and Shetland by-election [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Cathcart Wason 2,412 46.8 +46.8
Liberal McKinnon Wood 2,00138.8-10.7
Liberal Unionist Theodore Vivian Samuel Angier74014.4-36.1
Majority4118.0N/A
Turnout 5,15368.1+13.2
Registered electors 7,572
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing
Cathcart Wason Cathcart Wason.JPG
Cathcart Wason
General election 1900: Orkney and Shetland [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Cathcart Wason 2,057 50.5 +10.4
Liberal Leonard Lyell 2,01749.5-10.4
Majority401.0N/A
Turnout 4,07454.9-1.0
Registered electors 7,420
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +10.4

Elections in the 1890s

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Lyell
General election 1895: Orkney and Shetland [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leonard Lyell 2,361 59.9 -2.0
Liberal Unionist Ralph Wardlaw MacLeod Fullarton1,58040.1+2.0
Majority78119.8-4.0
Turnout 3,94155.9-4.0
Registered electors 7,053
Liberal hold Swing -2.0
General election 1892: Orkney and Shetland [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leonard Lyell 2,624 61.9 -1.1
Liberal Unionist William Younger 1,61738.1+1.1
Majority1,00723.8-2.2
Turnout 4,24159.9+9.4
Registered electors 7,075
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Orkney and Shetland [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leonard Lyell 2,353 63.0 -0.3
Liberal Unionist Henry Hoare [41] 1,38237.0New
Majority97126.0-0.6
Turnout 3,73550.5-21.1
Registered electors 7,394
Liberal hold Swing -0.3
General election 1885: Orkney and Shetland [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leonard Lyell 3,352 63.3 +2.5
Conservative Cospatrick Thomas Dundas [42] 1,94036.7-2.5
Majority1,41226.6+5.0
Turnout 5,29271.6-14.9
Registered electors 7,394
Liberal hold Swing +2.5
General election 1880: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Laing 896 60.8 N/A
Conservative George Roy Badenoch [44] 57839.2New
Majority31821.6N/A
Turnout 1,47486.5N/A
Registered electors 1,704
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Laing Unopposed
Registered electors 1,618
Liberal hold
By-election, 11 Jan 1873: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Laing 646 51.0 N/A
Liberal Peter Tait [45] 62149.0N/A
Majority252.0−21.2
Turnout 1,26782.4+4.3
Registered electors 1,537
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Dundas 715 61.6 N/A
Conservative Henry Riddell [46] [47] 44638.4New
Majority26923.2N/A
Turnout 1,16178.1N/A
Registered electors 1,486
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1865: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 685
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 621
Liberal hold
General election 1857: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Frederick Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 615
Whig hold
General election 1852: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Frederick Dundas 227 53.9 -46.1
Conservative John Inglis [48] 19446.1New
Majority337.8+1.2
Turnout 42164.7-0.7
Registered electors 651
Whig hold Swing

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Arthur Anderson 209 53.3 N/A
Whig Frederick Dundas 18346.7N/A
Majority266.6N/A
Turnout 39265.4N/A
Registered electors 599
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1841: Orkney and Shetland [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Frederick Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 526
Whig hold

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Orkney and Shetland [43] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Frederick Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 476
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1835: Orkney and Shetland [43] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Balfour 114 57.6 +12.3
Whig George Traill 8442.4−6.1
Majority3015.2N/A
Turnout 19866.4−11.5
Registered electors 298
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +9.2
General election 1832: Orkney and Shetland [43] [12] [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George Traill 107 50.5
Tory Samuel Laing 9645.3
Whig Robert Hunter94.2
Majority115.2
Turnout 21277.9
Registered electors 272
Whig hold
General election 1831: Orkney and Shetland [12] [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George Traill Unopposed
Registered electors 43
Whig hold
General election 1830: Orkney and Shetland [12] [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George Traill Unopposed
Registered electors 43
Whig hold

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