Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael

Alistair Carmichael

Constituency

Orkney and Shetland

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Mr Carmichael

Contact details

Westminster

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8181
Fax: 020 7219 1787
carmichaela@parliament.uk

Constituency

Orkney: 14 Palace Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1PA, Shetland: 171 Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0HX
Tel: 01856 876541, 01595 690044
Fax: 01856 876162, 01595 690055
flettb@parliament.uk
wishartb@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Paisley South 1987 general election. Member for Orkney and Shetland since 7 June 2001 general election

Parliamentary career

Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the Energy Review 2001-02; Liberal Democrat: Deputy Spokesperson for: Northern Ireland 2002-05, Home Affairs 2004-06, Shadow Secretary of State for: Transport 2006-07, Northern Ireland and Scotland 2007-08, 2008-10; Deputy Chief Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) 2010-; Member, Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee 2012-

Party groups

Member, Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee 2004-; Deputy leader, Scottish Liberal Democrats 2012-

Select committees

Member: Scottish Affairs 2001-05, 2008-10 International Development 2001-02, Public Accounts 2005-06, Joint Committee on Consolidation, Etc, Bills 2008-10, Members' Allowances 2009-10, Joint Committee on Security 2010-

Political interests

Transport, agriculture, fishing industry, criminal justice, energy

Countries of interest

Burma, Palestine/Israel, Uzbekistan

General Election 2010 - Orkney and Shetland

Name Party Votes %
Carmichael, Alistair Lib Dem 11989 61.78%
Cooper, Mark Lab 2061 10.62%
Mowat, John SNP 2042 10.52%
Nairn, Frank Con 2032 10.47%
Smith, Robert UKIP 1222 6.3%
Result Lib Dem Hold (6.94% from Lab to Lib Dem)