Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) is a former UK parliamentary seat in Buckinghamshire, historically notable for being represented by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency ⓘ
abolished 2024 ⓘ
abolishedBy 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ⓘ
boundaryReviewEffect seat abolished and divided between new constituencies in 2024 ⓘ
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024 ⓘ
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 ⓘ
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire ⓘ
containsArea parts of Aylesbury Vale district ⓘ
parts of Wycombe district ⓘ
containsTown Buckingham ⓘ
Princes Risborough ⓘ
Winslow ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
created 1885 ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
electorateCharacteristic many major parties traditionally did not stand against the Speaker ⓘ
formerConstituency true ⓘ
historicCounty Buckinghamshire ⓘ
lastMP Greg Smith ⓘ
lastMPParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
locatedIn Buckinghamshire ⓘ
England ⓘ
notableFor traditionally represented by the Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ
numberOfMPsReturned 1 ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
predecessorConstituency Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
previousNotableMP Edmund Burke ⓘ
George Grenville ⓘ
John Bercow ⓘ
Robert Maxwell ⓘ
region South East England ⓘ
representedBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
representedBySpeaker true ⓘ
representedFrom 1885 ⓘ
representedUntil 2024 ⓘ
speakerConstituencyPeriod 1997–2019 ⓘ
speakerMP John Bercow ⓘ
speakerMPPartyBeforeSpeakership Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
successorConstituency Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
Mid Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
type county constituency ⓘ

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Buckinghamshire → hasParliamentaryConstituency → Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
Buckingham → predecessor → Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency, pre-1832) ⓘ
linked to: Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham → successor → Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency, post-1868) ⓘ
linked to: Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) → isPartOf → Buckinghamshire parliamentary constituencies ⓘ
linked to: Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) → successorConstituency → Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
linked to: Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Banbury (UK Parliament constituency) → borderingConstituency → Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
subject linked to: Banbury constituency
Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) → replacedBy → Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ