Orkney Islands (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Orkney Islands
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Orkney Islands shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population22,020 (2024)
Electorate17,696 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyLiberal Democrats
MSPLiam McArthur
Council areaOrkney Islands

Orkney Islands is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering the council area of Orkney. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Orkney Islands has been held by the Liberal Democrats at all elections since the formation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, with the current MSP being Liam McArthur, who won the seat at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. The former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace represented the constituency from 1999 to 2007.