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Political Life

Election results, plus information on turn-out.

Preferred Name:
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND
Unit Type:
Constituency
Status:
Parliamentary Constituency (pre1832 - 1918)
Date created:
pre1832
Date abolished:
1918
Unit ID:
12746726
Authorities:
Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
SHETLAND Alternate English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SCOTLAND Dep Country pre1832 1918 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orkney and Shetland PCon through time | Census tables with data for the Constituency, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12746726

Date accessed: 28th March 2024