United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies

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United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies are the geographically defined electoral areas that each elect a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral district
political division
administeredBy Electoral Commission
aimOfReviews equalisation of electorate sizes
ballotType secret ballot
canBe borough constituency
county constituency
contains rural areas
urban areas
country United Kingdom
createdBy Acts of Parliament
electoralSystemType single-member district
electorate registered parliamentary electors
elects Member of Parliament
governedBy Boundary Commissions
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
Representation of the People Acts
hasPart constituencies in England
constituencies in Northern Ireland
constituencies in Scotland
constituencies in Wales
historicalPrecursor county constituencies
parliamentary boroughs
languageOfAdministration English
legalRequirement contiguous territory (with limited exceptions)
electorate within statutory quota (with permitted variance)
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
levelOfGovernment national
minimumVotingAge 18
notUsedFor devolved legislature elections
local council elections
partOf United Kingdom electoral system
reformedBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Reform Act 1832
Representation of the People Act 1918
relatedTo devolved legislature constituencies
local government wards
representation one MP per constituency
reviewedBy Boundary Commission for England
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
Boundary Commission for Scotland
Boundary Commission for Wales
startDate medieval period (as parliamentary representation units)
subjectTo periodic boundary reviews
termOfOffice until next dissolution of Parliament
usedFor elections to the House of Commons
usedIn general elections
parliamentary by-elections
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies category United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Cashel (UK Parliament constituency) partOf Irish constituencies of the UK Parliament
subject linked to: Cashel
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Dundee East partOf Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Bandon (UK Parliament constituency) category Borough constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
subject linked to: Bandon
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
MP for Finsbury Central partOf UK parliamentary constituencies
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Stirling Burghs (shared burgh constituency) partOf Scottish constituencies of the UK Parliament
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Heywood and Middleton partOf UK Parliament constituencies in North West England
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Kilmarnock and Loudoun partOf Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) isPartOf Westminster constituencies in Lancashire
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 effectOn House of Commons constituencies
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
House of Commons constituencies in England subdivisionOf United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 appliesTo House of Commons constituencies
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Edinburgh East isPartOf Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Boundary Commission for Scotland reportsTo UK Parliament for Westminster constituencies
subject linked to: BCS
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Cambridgeshire constituencies partOf House of Commons constituencies
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Weaver Vale partOf House of Commons constituencies
linked to: United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies