Newton (Isle of Wight)

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Newton (Isle of Wight) was a former parliamentary borough and small settlement on the Isle of Wight in England, historically represented in the UK Parliament before its eventual disenfranchisement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former parliamentary borough
village
constituencyType borough constituency
country United Kingdom
disenfranchisedBy Reform Act 1832
disenfranchisementContext parliamentary reform in the 19th century
electoralSystem bloc vote
hasAlternativeName Newtown (Isle of Wight)
hasCharacteristic controlled by local patrons
very small electorate
hasProperty rotten borough
historicalPeriod Georgian era
Stuart period
Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England
historicCounty Hampshire
locatedIn England
Isle of Wight
United Kingdom
locatedOn Isle of Wight coast
numberOfMPsReturned 2
parliamentaryRepresentationBegan 1584
parliamentaryRepresentationEnded 1832
partOf Isle of Wight unitary authority
ceremonial county of Isle of Wight
predecessorParliament Parliament of England
region South East England
representedIn Parliament of England
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
status disenfranchised parliamentary borough
successorParliament Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament

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Referenced by (4)

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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Newtown, Isle of Wight
subject linked to: 1st Viscount Melville
linked to: Newton (Isle of Wight)
Sir John Shore parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Newtown (Isle of Wight)
linked to: Newton (Isle of Wight)
Newton (Isle of Wight) hasAlternativeName Newtown (Isle of Wight)
linked to: Newton (Isle of Wight)