Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established electoral area in Kent, England, represented in the UK House of Commons and centered on the historic cathedral city of Canterbury.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency) canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | multiple boundary reviews ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
ⓘ
Parliamentary constituencies in Kent ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitstable NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding villages ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1295 ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | general elections and by-elections as required ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| governingLaw | UK electoral law ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | long-established constituency ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | registered parliamentary voters in the area ⓘ |
| hasFeature | historic cathedral city at its core ⓘ |
| hasRole | elects MP to represent local interests at Westminster ⓘ |
| historicCenter | Canterbury Cathedral city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicStatus | continuously represented with some interruptions ⓘ |
| includesArea |
coastal communities near Whitstable
ⓘ
rural parts of Kent around Canterbury ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest UK Parliament constituencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English (administrative use) ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitstable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapsTo | local government districts around Canterbury ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with historic city of Canterbury ⓘ |
| numberOfMPsHistorically | two MPs (before 1885) GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfMPsSince1885 | one MP GENERATED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK parliamentary constituencies in Kent ⓘ |
| previousType | parliamentary borough ⓘ |
| region | South East England European Parliament constituency (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationBegan | Model Parliament era ⓘ |
| representedBy | Member of Parliament for Canterbury ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedBy | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.