Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in the London Borough of Bromley, historically part of Kent, known for its suburban character and occasional high-profile by-elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
administrativeBorough Bromley
boundaryAuthority Boundary Commission for England
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1945
Parliamentary constituencies in London
Politics of the London Borough of Bromley
character suburban
containsArea Biggin Hill
Chelsfield
Farnborough, London
Petts Wood
St Mary Cray
St Paul’s Cray
containsTown Orpington
country United Kingdom
created 1945
currentMP Gareth Bacon
currentMPParty Conservative Party (UK)
electorateProfile commuter population
largely owner-occupied housing
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
hasElectionType first-past-the-post voting system
historicalCounty Kent
knownFor 1962 Liberal by-election victory
suburban commuter-belt demographics
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedIn England
London, England
surface form: London

London Borough of Bromley
notableByElection Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orpington by-election, 1962
notablePoliticalEvent rise of Liberal Party support in early 1960s
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
previousConstituency Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)
region London, England
surface form: London
representedBy Donald Sumner
Eric Lubbock
Gareth Bacon
Garthorne Hardy (first MP)
Ivor Stanbrook
Jo Johnson
John Horam
startOfRepresentationInCommons 1945

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Downe, Kent, England parliamentaryConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Cudham hasConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Farnborough, London parliamentaryConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Orpington, Kent, England electoralConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) notableByElection Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Orpington by-election, 1962
Pratts Bottom electoralConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
St Mary Cray withinConstituency Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency) previouslyPartOf Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)