| Year: | 1997 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency: | Orkney and Shetland |
| Turnout: | 64.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wallace, Jim | Liberal Democrats | 10743 |
| Paton, James | Labour | 3775 |
| Ross, Willie | SNP | 2624 |
| Anderson, Hope | Conservative | 2527 |
| Adamson, Francis | Referendum | 820 |
| Wharton, Christian | Natural Law | 116 |
| Robertson, Arthur | Independent | 60 |