Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Location of Orkney and Shetland in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandOrkney and Shetland
Electorate34,824 (March 2020)
Major settlementsKirkwall, Lerwick
Current constituency
Created1708
Member of ParliamentAlistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromOrkney and Shetland

Orkney and Shetland (Scottish Gaelic: Arcaibh agus Sealtainn) 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 and has been represented by Alistair Carmichael of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since 2001. In the Scottish Parliament, Orkney and Shetland are separate constituencies. The constituency was historically known as Orkney and Zetland (an alternative name for Shetland).

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