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).
Orkney and Shetland | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() 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) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Orkney and Shetland |
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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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.
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 11,392 | 55.1 | +10.3 | |
SNP | Robert Leslie | 3,585 | 17.3 | −16.7 | |
Scottish Green | Alex Armitage | 2,046 | 9.9 | New | |
Reform UK | Robert Smith | 1,586 | 7.7 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Conor Savage | 1,493 | 7.2 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Shane Painter | 586 | 2.8 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 7,807 | 37.8 | +27.0 | ||
Turnout | 20,688 | 60.4 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 34,236 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +13.5 |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 10,381 | 44.8 | −3.8 | |
SNP | Robert Leslie | 7,874 | 34.0 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Jenny Fairbairn | 2,287 | 9.9 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Coilla Drake | 1,550 | 6.7 | −4.7 | |
Brexit Party | Robert Smith | 900 | 3.9 | New | |
Independent | David Barnard | 168 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 2,507 | 10.8 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 23,160 | 67.7 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 11,312 | 48.6 | +7.2 | |
SNP | Miriam Brett | 6,749 | 29.0 | −8.8 | |
Labour | Robina Barton | 2,664 | 11.4 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Jamie Halcro Johnston | 2,024 | 8.7 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Robert Smith | 283 | 1.2 | −3.6 | |
Independent | Stuart Hill | 245 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,563 | 19.6 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,277 | 68.1 | +2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael[23] | 9,407 | 41.4 | −20.6 | |
SNP | Danus Skene | 8,590 | 37.8 | +27.2 | |
Conservative | Donald Cameron[24] | 2,025 | 8.9 | −1.6 | |
Labour | Gerry McGarvey | 1,624 | 7.1 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | Robert Smith[25] | 1,082 | 4.8 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 817 | 3.6 | −47.7 | ||
Turnout | 22,728 | 65.8 | +7.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −23.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 11,989 | 62.0 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Mark Cooper | 2,061 | 10.7 | −3.5 | |
SNP | John Mowat | 2,042 | 10.6 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Frank Nairn | 2,032 | 10.5 | −2.8 | |
UKIP | Robert Smith | 1,222 | 6.3 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 9,928 | 51.3 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,346 | 58.5 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 9,138 | 51.5 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Richard Meade | 2,511 | 14.2 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | Frank Nairn | 2,357 | 13.3 | −5.4 | |
SNP | John Mowat | 1,833 | 10.3 | −4.5 | |
Scottish Socialist | John Aberdein | 992 | 5.6 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | Scott Dyble | 424 | 2.4 | New | |
Legalise Cannabis | Paul Cruickshank | 311 | 1.8 | New | |
Free Scotland Party | Brian Nugent | 176 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 6,627 | 37.3 | +16.6 | ||
Turnout | 17,742 | 53.7 | +1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | 6,919 | 41.3 | −10.7 | |
Labour | Robert Mochrie | 3,444 | 20.6 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | John Firth | 3,121 | 18.7 | +6.5 | |
SNP | John Mowat | 2,473 | 14.8 | +2.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Peter Andrews | 776 | 4.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,475 | 20.7 | −13.0 | ||
Turnout | 16,733 | 52.4 | −11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −13.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jim Wallace | 10,743 | 52.0 | +5.6 | |
Labour | James Paton | 3,775 | 18.3 | −1.5 | |
SNP | Willie Ross | 2,624 | 12.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Hope Anderson | 2,527 | 12.2 | −9.8 | |
Referendum | Francis Adamson | 820 | 4.0 | New | |
Natural Law | Christian Wharton | 116 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Arthur Robertson | 60 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,968 | 33.7 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 20,665 | 64.0 | −1.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jim Wallace | 9,575 | 46.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Paul McCormick | 4,542 | 22.0 | −1.3 | |
Labour | John Aberdein | 4,093 | 19.8 | +1.1 | |
SNP | Frances McKie | 2,301 | 11.2 | New | |
Natural Law | Christian Wharton | 115 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 5,033 | 24.4 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 20,626 | 65.5 | −3.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Wallace | 8,881 | 41.7 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Jenkins | 4,959 | 23.3 | −2.3 | |
Labour | John Aberdein | 3,995 | 18.7 | +5.6 | |
Orkney and Shetland Movement | John Goodlad | 3,095 | 14.5 | New | |
Green | Grierson Collister | 389 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 3,922 | 18.4 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 21,319 | 68.7 | −0.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Wallace | 9,374 | 45.9 | −10.5 | |
Conservative | David Myles | 5,224 | 25.6 | +4.3 | |
SNP | Winifred Ewing | 3,147 | 15.4 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Robina Goodlad | 2,665 | 13.1 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 4,150 | 20.3 | −14.8 | ||
Turnout | 20,410 | 67.8 | +0.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 10,950 | 56.4 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Donaldson | 4,140 | 21.3 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Robina Goodlad | 3,385 | 17.4 | +5.0 | |
SNP | Michael Spens | 935 | 4.8 | −12.4 | |
Majority | 6,810 | 35.1 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 19,410 | 67.2 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 9,877 | 56.2 | −5.8 | |
SNP | Howard Firth | 3,025 | 17.2 | New | |
Conservative | Raymond M. Fraser | 2,495 | 14.2 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Jonathan W. G. Wills | 2,175 | 12.4 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 6,852 | 39.0 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 17,572 | 66.8 | −4.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 11,491 | 62.0 | +15.0 | |
Conservative | John L. Firth | 4,186 | 22.6 | −9.3 | |
Labour | Jonathan W. G. Wills | 2,865 | 15.5 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 7,305 | 39.4 | +24.3 | ||
Turnout | 18,542 | 71.1 | +5.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 7,896 | 47.0 | −12.1 | |
Conservative | John L. Firth | 5,364 | 31.9 | +9.6 | |
Labour | William Macpherson Reid | 3,552 | 21.1 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 2,532 | 15.1 | −21.7 | ||
Turnout | 16,812 | 65.6 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 9,605 | 59.1 | −3.5 | |
Unionist | John L. Firth | 3,630 | 22.3 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Hugh Lynch | 3,021 | 18.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 5,975 | 36.8 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 16,256 | 65.2 | −7.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 11,604 | 62.6 | −1.5 | |
Unionist | John L. Firth | 3,704 | 20.0 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Ian MacInnes | 3,232 | 17.4 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 7,900 | 42.6 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 18,540 | 72.7 | +1.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 12,099 | 64.1 | +0.3 | |
Unionist | Robert Hunter Wingate Bruce | 3,487 | 18.5 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Robert S. McGowan | 3,275 | 17.4 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 8,612 | 45.6 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,861 | 71.3 | +5.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 11,753 | 63.8 | +6.3 | |
Unionist | John W. Eunson | 3,760 | 20.4 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Edgar Ramsay | 2,914 | 15.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 7,993 | 43.4 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 18,427 | 66.1 | −2.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 11,745 | 57.5 | +10.7 | |
Unionist | Archibald Tennant | 5,354 | 26.2 | −5.7 | |
Labour | Magnus A. Fairnie | 3,335 | 16.2 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 6,391 | 31.3 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,434 | 69.0 | +1.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 9,237 | 46.8 | +12.6 | |
Unionist | Basil Neven-Spence | 6,281 | 31.9 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Harald Leslie | 3,335 | 21.3 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 2,956 | 14.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,716 | 67.7 | +12.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Basil Neven-Spence | 6,304 | 36.0 | −21.6 | |
Liberal | Jo Grimond | 5,975 | 34.2 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Prophet Smith | 5,208 | 29.8 | New | |
Majority | 329 | 1.8 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 17,487 | 55.5 | +9.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
editGeneral 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;
- Conservative: Basil Neven-Spence
- Liberal: Louise Glen-Coats
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Basil Neven-Spence | 8,406 | 57.6 | New | |
Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 6,180 | 42.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,226 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,586 | 46.3 | N/A | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 8,256 | 60.4 | N/A | |
Unionist | Basil Neven-Spence | 5,404 | 39.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,852 | 20.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,660 | 43.1 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 5,129 | 54.3 | +0.8 | |
Unionist | Robert Boothby | 4,318 | 45.7 | New | |
Majority | 811 | 8.6 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,447 | 39.1 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 4,814 | 53.5 | N/A | |
National Liberal | Malcolm Smith | 4,189 | 46.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 625 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,003 | 37.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Malcolm Smith | Unopposed | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Cathcart Wason | Unopposed | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cathcart Wason | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cathcart Wason | 4,117 | 80.6 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Thomas William Hemsley | 994 | 19.4 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 3,123 | 61.2 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,111 | 71.8 | +8.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cathcart Wason | 3,837 | 79.0 | +29.5 | |
Conservative | C. J. Dunlop | 1,021 | 21.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,816 | 58.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,858 | 63.3 | +8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,680 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +29.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | Cathcart Wason | 2,412 | 46.8 | +46.8 | |
Liberal | McKinnon Wood | 2,001 | 38.8 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | Theodore Vivian Samuel Angier | 740 | 14.4 | −36.1 | |
Majority | 411 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,153 | 68.1 | +13.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,572 | ||||
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Cathcart Wason | 2,057 | 50.5 | +10.4 | |
Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 2,017 | 49.5 | −10.4 | |
Majority | 40 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,074 | 54.9 | −1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,420 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.4 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 2,361 | 59.9 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | Ralph Wardlaw MacLeod Fullarton | 1,580 | 40.1 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 781 | 19.8 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,941 | 55.9 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,053 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 2,624 | 61.9 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Younger | 1,617 | 38.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 23.8 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,241 | 59.9 | +9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,075 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 2,353 | 63.0 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Henry Hoare[39] | 1,382 | 37.0 | New | |
Majority | 971 | 26.0 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,735 | 50.5 | −21.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,394 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 3,352 | 63.3 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Cospatrick Thomas Dundas [40] | 1,940 | 36.7 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 1,412 | 26.6 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,292 | 71.6 | −14.9 | ||
Registered electors | 7,394 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Laing | 896 | 60.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Roy Badenoch[42] | 578 | 39.2 | New | |
Majority | 318 | 21.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,474 | 86.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,704 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Laing | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,618 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Laing | 646 | 51.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Peter Tait[43] | 621 | 49.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 25 | 2.0 | −21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,267 | 82.4 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,537 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Dundas' death.
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Dundas | 715 | 61.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Riddell[44][45] | 446 | 38.4 | New | |
Majority | 269 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,161 | 78.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,486 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 685 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 621 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 615 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick Dundas | 227 | 53.9 | −46.1 | |
Conservative | John Inglis[46] | 194 | 46.1 | New | |
Majority | 33 | 7.8 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 421 | 64.7 | −0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 651 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Arthur Anderson | 209 | 53.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Frederick Dundas | 183 | 46.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 26 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 392 | 65.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 599 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 526 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 476 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Balfour | 114 | 57.6 | +12.3 | |
Whig | George Traill | 84 | 42.4 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 30 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 198 | 66.4 | −11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 298 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Traill | 107 | 50.5 | ||
Tory | Samuel Laing | 96 | 45.3 | ||
Whig | Robert Hunter | 9 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 11 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 212 | 77.9 | |||
Registered electors | 272 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Traill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 43 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Traill | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 43 | ||||
Whig hold |
References
edit- ^ a b Office for National Statistics (24 February 2016). "Parliamentary Electors by Parliamentary Constituencies 2010–2015". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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Further reading
edit- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 – 1918
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 – 1885
External links
edit- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- BBC Vote 2001
- BBC Election 2005
- Guardian Unlimited Politics
- UK general elections since 1832
- Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔ Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (Election results from 1950 to the present)
- Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK