Western Isles constituency
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Western Isles constituency was a former UK parliamentary constituency representing the Outer Hebrides of Scotland before being succeeded by Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency) | 2 |
| Western Isles (UK Parliament constituency) | 2 |
| Western Isles (historic constituency) | 1 |
| Western Isles constituency canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18634940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Isles constituency Context triple: [Na h-Eileanan an Iar, isSuccessorTo, Western Isles constituency]
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A.
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency
Orkney and Shetland is a UK parliamentary constituency representing the Northern Isles of Scotland, including both the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, in the House of Commons.
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Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament)
Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament) is a UK parliamentary constituency in western Scotland that covers a large, predominantly rural and coastal area including parts of the mainland and numerous Inner Hebridean islands.
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C.
Waverley parliamentary constituency
Waverley parliamentary constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in Surrey that includes towns such as Godalming and surrounding rural areas, represented in the House of Commons.
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Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament)
Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament) is a rural west-coast constituency of the Scottish Parliament that covers a large mainland and island area including parts of the Inner Hebrides.
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E.
Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region
The Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region is one of the Scottish Parliament’s additional member regions, covering central and eastern areas including parts of Fife and the Tayside region to elect both constituency and regional list MSPs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Isles constituency Target entity description: Western Isles constituency was a former UK parliamentary constituency representing the Outer Hebrides of Scotland before being succeeded by Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
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A.
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency
Orkney and Shetland is a UK parliamentary constituency representing the Northern Isles of Scotland, including both the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, in the House of Commons.
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B.
Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament)
Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament) is a UK parliamentary constituency in western Scotland that covers a large, predominantly rural and coastal area including parts of the mainland and numerous Inner Hebridean islands.
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C.
Waverley parliamentary constituency
Waverley parliamentary constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in Surrey that includes towns such as Godalming and surrounding rural areas, represented in the House of Commons.
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D.
Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament)
Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament) is a rural west-coast constituency of the Scottish Parliament that covers a large mainland and island area including parts of the Inner Hebrides.
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E.
Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region
The Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region is one of the Scottish Parliament’s additional member regions, covering central and eastern areas including parts of Fife and the Tayside region to elect both constituency and regional list MSPs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)
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Western Isles (UK Parliament constituency)
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Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)
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Western Isles (UK Parliament constituency)
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Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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linked to: Western Isles constituency