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.

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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

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Folkestone and Hythe borderedBy Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Bishopsbourne withinParliamentaryConstituency Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)