Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)

Na h-Eileanan an Iar
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Na h-Eileanan an Iar in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandNa h-Eileanan Siar
Electorate20,887[1]
Major settlementsStornoway
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentAngus MacNeil (Independent)
Created from

Na h-Eileanan an Iar (/nə ˈhɪlənən ən jɪər/; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [nəˈhelanən əˈɲiəɾ]), formerly Western Isles, is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created in 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

With around 21,000 registered voters, it has the smallest electorate of any constituency in the United Kingdom. It is expressly protected from being combined with other constituencies by the 2011 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act.

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Electors by Parliamentary Constituencies 2010–2015". Office for National Statistics. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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