Last election result
Review the last election result for the constituency Orkney and Shetland when Mr Alistair Carmichael was elected.
2019 General Election
The 2019 General Election was held on 12 December 2019. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LD
Liberal Democrat Hold
Majority
2,507
Electorate
34,211
Turnout
67.7%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat
|
10,381 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
|
|
Robert Leslie
Scottish National Party
|
7,874 | 34.0% | 5.0% |
|
|
Jennifer Fairbairn
Conservative
|
2,287 | 9.9% | 1.2% |
|
|
Coilla Drake
Labour
|
1,550 | 6.7% | -4.8% |
|
|
Robert Smith
The Brexit Party
|
900 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
|
|
David Barnard
Independent
|
168 | 0.7% | 0.7% |