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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). ==Boundaries== The constituency is made up of the two island groups, 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. The constituency is one of three "protected constituencies", the others being Na h-Eileanan an Iar and the Isle of Wight.〔Protected constituencies, s 11, (schedule 2 ), Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011. The constituencies are protected from splitting or merging in future boundary reviews. The two Isle of Wight constituencies have not yet been formed.〕 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.〔Rule 3A of the Boundary Commission rules stated "A constituency which includes the Orkney Islands or the Shetland Islands shall not include the whole or any part of a local government area other than the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands." (Boundary Commission Rules ) This rule was added in the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and retained in the Scotland Act 1998, which established the Scottish Parliament.〕 The constituency has one of the smallest electorates of any UK parliamentary constituency. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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