Talk:Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

message: There are constituency names that have existed continuously since the earliest records of (the pre-UK English) Parliament, for example Bath, Cambridge, Carlisle. Orkney & Shetland should be a Scottish record though. Lewis Trondheim 11:46, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you missed the poing that this was in boundaries not names and from that point of view it is the only unchanged constituency in the past 300 years. Yes the other constituencies have retained the same names but on vastly different boundaries. Galloglass 13:10, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a record. Nowhere near. 

message: MPs have always been able to claim travel expenses between Parliament in London and their Constituency. At one time, pre-Beeching, the amount of money that could be claimed was determined by the cost of travel to the nearest railway station to their constituency home. Therefore an MP was required to inform the Commons expenses staff of the name of the nearest railway station to their home. Apparently, former Orkney & Shetland MP, Jo Grimond advised them that the name of the nearest railway station for him was 'Bergen'. They were not able to locate it on the map. (of the UK that is)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Graemp (talk • contribs) 15:02, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  MPs Expenses claims 

message: In 1918 Wason was the official candidate of the Liberal Party, and he happened to be awarded the coupon. I have changed his description back and added the information about the coupon in line with what has been done elsewhere. Strictly speaking in 1918 there was no party called the Coalition Liberal Party and no clear division existed. By 1921, there was a clear division and Sir Malcolm Smith was most certainly put forward as a candidate in support of the Coalition government, so it is accurate to describe him as a Coalition Liberal. Graemp (talk) 18:39, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Liberals and the coalition

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Would it be worth noting in the History section that the SNP did not contest the seat in 1987 in favour of the Orkney and Shetland Movement. This would seem to be the last occasion the SNP did not contest a Scottish seat at a general election. Dunarc (talk) 20:47, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  History and 1987