Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) and United Kingdom constituencies

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Difference between Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) and United Kingdom constituencies

Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) vs. United Kingdom constituencies

Orkney is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

Similarities between Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) and United Kingdom constituencies

Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) and United Kingdom constituencies have 17 things in common (in Unionpedia): Additional Member System, First-past-the-post voting, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Orkney, Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency), Palace of Westminster, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Proportional representation, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, Scottish Parliament Building, Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions, Scottish Parliament election, 1999, Shetland, Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency), Subdivisions of Scotland.

Additional Member System

The additional member system (AMS), also known as mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) outside the United Kingdom, is a mixed electoral system with one tier of single-member district representatives, and another tier of "additional members" elected to make the overall election results more proportional.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Member of the Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament (MSP) in Scots) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkneyjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of Great Britain.

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Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament Building

The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, Scots Pairlament Biggin) is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh.

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Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), created by the Scotland Act 1998.

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Scottish Parliament election, 1999

The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999.

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Shetland

Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland), also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies northeast of Great Britain.

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Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Shetland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).

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Subdivisions of Scotland

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas", which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils".

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The list above answers the following questions

What Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) and United Kingdom constituencies have in common
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Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) and United Kingdom constituencies Comparison

Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) has 41 relations, while United Kingdom constituencies has 127. As they have in common 17, the Jaccard index is 10.12% = 17 / (41 + 127).

References

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