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Orkney and Shetland is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Alistair Carmichael of the Liberal Democrat party.
The Orkney and Shetland constituency has a total population of 0, of which 0 are eligible (18+) to vote (%).
Orkney and Shetland ranks 13th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael PC (born 15 July 1965) is a Liberal Democrat politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish seat of Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election.
He is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and, since 7 October 2013, the Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK coalition government.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Carmichael
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alistair Carmichael MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Liberal Democrat |
| Email Address | carmichaela@parliament.uk |
| Constituency | Orkney and Shetland |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 15/07/1965 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 7.1% | 4.8% | % | % | 41.4 % |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Orkney And Shetland constituency in 2015 was 8.9%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Carmichael | Liberal Democrat | Male | 15 July 1965 (59) | - | http://www.alistaircarmichael.co.uk/ |
| Danus Skene | Scottish National | Male | - | - | http://www.orkneysnp.org.uk/ |
| Donald Cameron | Conservative | Male | - | - | - |
| Gerry McGarvey | Labour | Male | 13 July 1962 (62) | http://www.shetlandlabour.org.uk/ | http://scottishlabour.wix.com/gerry4orkneyshetland |
| Robert Smith | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| 10.5% | 10.65% | 61.97% | 10.56% | % | % | % | 6.32% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Turnout | 58.5% |
| Conservative | Nairn, Frank |
| Labour | Cooper, Mark |
| Liberal Democrat | Carmichael, Alistair |
| SNP | Mowat, John |
| UKIP | Smith, Robert |
Election turnout for the Orkney And Shetland constituency in 2010 was 58.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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