Controversial plans to reshape parliamentary constituencies in the north will be discussed at a meeting in Inverness next month.
A Highland constituency could be axed under the proposals, leaving the region’s representatives at Westminster to fight it out for the remaining seats.
If the redrawn map is approved, Paul Monaghan’s constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross would be extended southwards and renamed Highland North.
It would take in a significant chunk of Ian Blackford’s Ross, Skye and Lochaber seat, and a small portion of Drew Hendry’s Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey seat.
Some of the southern part of Mr Blackford’s seat would be added to the Argyll and Bute constituency, which would be renamed Argyll, Bute and Lochaber county.
The changes also propose combining Nairn, currently represented by Mr Hendry, with Angus Robertson’s Moray constituency,and renaming it Moray and Nairn county.
The remaining area currently represented by Mr Blackford and Mr Hendry would be merged into one new constituency – Inverness and Skye county – stretching from the Isle of Skye in the west to beyond Grantown in the east.
The public hearing is at the Town House in Inverness on Monday, December 5 at 11am.
Boundary Commission for Scotland deputy chairman Lord Matthews said: “The hearing is a crucial part of our public consultation process.
“We welcome comments on any of our proposals and will reflect on responses to the consultation and make changes if needed, where the legislation allows us to do so.”
Mr Monaghan said: “The proposals pay no regard to the geographic challenges of communities, particularly Highland. If implemented, individuals would find it harder to make contact with their MP.
“And, regardless of the political party in power, these proposals significantly erode representative democracy across the UK.”
Mr Blackford said: “The three new Highland seats will represent 40% of the land mass of Scotland with representation for the Highlands by 5% of Scotland’s MPs.”
The wider plan is to cut the Commons from 650 to 600 MPs, and Scotland’s quota from 59 to 53.