Orkney and Shetland Members of Parliament

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The following is a list of the MP's that have represented the constituency of Orkney & Shetland, since 1707

Year
Elected		NameBornDiedParty
1707Sir Alexander Douglas January 1718
1713George Douglas16624th January 1738
1715James Moodie 4th February 1724
1722George Douglas16624th January 1738
1730Robert Douglasc.170330th April 1745
1747John Halyburton 10th May 1765
1754James Douglas17032nd November 1787
1768Thomas Dundasc.170816th April 1786
1771Thomas Dundas (2nd)30th June 17503rd June 1794
1780Robert Baikie 4th April 1817
1781Charles Dundas5th August 17517th July 1832
1784Thomas Dundas (2nd)30th June 17503rd June 1794
1790John Balfour6th November 175015th October 1842
1796Robert Honyman
1806Robert Honyman (2nd)c.178120th November 1808
1807Malcolm Laing176216th November 1818
1812Richard Bempde Johnstone Honyman4th May 178723rd February 1842
1818George Heneage Laurence Dundas8th September 17787th October 1834
1820John Balfour6th November 175015th October 1842
1826George Heneage Laurence Dundas8th September 17787th October 1834
1830George Trail 29th September 1871Whig
1835Thomas Balfour2nd April 18101838Tory
1837Frederick Dundas14th June 180226th October 1872Liberal
1847Arthur Anderson179228th February 1868Liberal
1852Frederick Dundas14th June 180226th October 1872Liberal
1873Samuel Laing12th December 18126th August 1897Liberal
1885Leonard Lyell21st October 185018th September 1926Liberal
1900Cathcart Wason17th November 184919th April 1921Liberal Unionist
1902Cathcart Wason17th November 184919th April 1921Independent Liberal
1906Cathcart Wason17th November 184919th April 1921Liberal
1918Cathcart Wason17th November 184919th April 1921Coalition Liberal
1921Malcolm Smith1st December 185612th March 1935Coalition Liberal
1922Robert Hamilton26th August 186715th July 1944Liberal
1935Basil Neven-Spence12th June 188813th September 1974Conservative
1950Jo Grimond29th July 191324th October 1993Liberal
1983Jim Wallace25th August 1954 Liberal
1988Jim Wallace25th August 1954 Liberal Democrat
2001Alistair Carmichael15th July 1965 Liberal Democrat
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