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  • ...General Election''' took place between on 17 May 1921. Following the death of [[Cathcart Wason]], [[Malcolm Smith]] was elected unopposed. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1902 Orkney and Shetland by-election''' was contested on 18-19 November [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...contested on 6-7 January 1873. The by-election had arisen due to the death of sitting MP [[Frederick Dundas]] in October 1872. [[Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...o Grimond, was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976. ...rship, he successfully argued that the Liberal Party support the abolition of Britain's nuclear arsenal.
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  • ...arliament (MSP) for Orkney, the first Deputy First Minister of Scotland in the Scottish Executive and Advocate General for Scotland. ...gh, graduating in 1977. Based in Edinburgh, he practised as an advocate at the Scottish Bar, mostly in civil law cases.
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  • ...comprehensive and easily accessible database of the history of politics in the Shetland Islands. ...s other contributors who have supplied information. All contributions from the public are welcomed.
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  • ...s an innovative farmer and for having passed his time in the British House of Commons by knitting. ...ber of Parliament. He was educated at Laleham and at Rugby School. He came to Canterbury in New Zealand in 1868.[3]
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  • ...hael return to his seat for a fourth successive term, despite a surge from the Scottish National Party. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''2010 UK General Election''' took place on 6 May 2005. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''2010 UK General Election''' took place on 6 May. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''2005 UK General Election''' took place on 5 May 2005. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''2001 UK General Election''' took place on 7 June 2001. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1997 UK General Election''' took place on 1 May 1997. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1992 UK General Election''' took place on 9 April 1992. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...' took place on 11 June 1987. Liberal Democrat [[Jim Wallace]] was elected to serve his second term as MP for Orkney for Shetland. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1983 UK General Election''' took place on 9 June 1983. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1979 UK General Election''' took place on 3 May 1979. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''October 1974 UK General Election''' took place on 10 October 1974. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''February 1974 UK General Election''' took place on 28 February 1974. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1970 UK General Election''' took place on 18 June 1970. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1966 UK General Election''' took place on 31 March 1966. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1964 UK General Election''' took place on 15 October 1964. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1959 UK General Election''' took place on 8 October 1959. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1955 UK General Election''' took place on 26 May 1955. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1951 UK General Election''' took place on 25 October 1951. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1950UK General Election''' took place on 23 February 1950. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1945 UK General Election''' took place on 5 July 1945. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...y the election did not happen due to the outbreak of World War Two. Normal elections did not resume again until [[1935 UK General Election, Orkney and Shetland ==The Candidates==
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  • The '''1935 UK General Election''' took place on 14 November 1935. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1931 UK General Election''' took place on 27 October 1931. [[Robert Hami [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1929 UK General Election''' took place on 30 May 1929. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1924 UK General Election''' took place on 29 October 1924. [[Robert Hami [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1923 UK General Election''' took place between 6 December 1923. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1922 UK General Election''' took place between 15 November 1922. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1918 UK General Election''' took place between on 14 December 1918. As h [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''December 1910 UK General Election''' took place between 3 and 19 Decembe [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''January 1910 UK General Election''' took place between January and Febru [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1906 UK General Election''' took place between January and February 1906 [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1900 UK General Election''' took place between September and October 190 [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1880 UK General Election''' took place between July and August 1895. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1892 UK General Election''' took place between 4 to 26 July 1892. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1885 UK General Election''' took place between November and December. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1880 UK General Election''' took place between 1 and 27 July 1886. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1880 UK General Election''' took place between March and April 1880. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1874 UK General Election''' took place between January and February 1874 [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1868 UK General Election''' took place between November and December 186 [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1865 UK General Election''' took place between 11 and 24 July 1865. As h [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1859 UK General Election''' took place between April and May 1859. As he [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1857 UK General Election''' occurred on took place between March and Apr [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1852 UK General Election''' took place between 7 and 31 July 1852. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1847 UK General Election''' took place between July and August 1847 [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1841 UK General Election''' took place between June and July 1841. As he [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1837 UK General Election''' took place between July and August 1837. As [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1835 UK General Election''' took place between January and February 1835 [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...1833 and was the first General Election in which Shetlanders were entitled to vote. ...small number of Shetland landowners with the vote. Those who were entitled to cast a vote were known as freeholders, which meant that they owned land val
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  • The '''1831 UK General Election''' saw [[George Traill]] appointed to represent Orkney and Shetland on 1 June. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1830 UK General Election''' saw [[George Traill]] appointed to represent Orkney and Shetland on 1 September. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1826 UK General Election''' saw [[George Dundas]] appointed to represent Orkney and Shetland on 12 July for his second overall term. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • The '''1807 UK General Election''' saw [[Malcolm Laing]] appointed to represent Orkney and Shetland on 9 June. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...K General Election''' saw [[Robert Honyman (ii)|Robert Honyman]] appointed to represent Orkney and Shetland on 1 December. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...UK General Election''' saw [[Robert Honyman (i)|Robert Honyman]] appointed to represent Orkney and Shetland for his third term on 26 July 1802. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...Honyman]] co-opted into the newly formed Parliament of the United Kingdom to represent Orkney and Shetland. His co-option took effect on 1 January. [[Category:Elections to the Parliament of Great Britain]]
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