Twickenham constituency

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Twickenham constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in southwest London that elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
boundaryChange Representation of the People Act 1918
surface form: 1918 Representation of the People Act
constituencyType single-member constituency
containsArea Fulwell
Hampton
St Margarets
Strawberry Hill
Teddington
Whitton
containsTown Twickenham
country United Kingdom
created 1918
currentMP Munira Wilson
currentMPParty Liberal Democrats
surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
electorateCharacteristic commuter belt for central London
high proportion of graduates
largely suburban
relatively affluent
electorateType borough constituency
elects Member of Parliament
hasMajorLandmark Bushy Park NERFINISHED
Hampton Court Park
National Physical Laboratory
surface form: National Physical Laboratory, Teddington

St Mary’s University Twickenham
surface form: St Mary's University, Twickenham

Twickenham Stadium
hasPostcodeArea TW
hasRailwayStation Hampton railway station
Teddington railway station
Twickenham railway station
Whitton railway station
hasTransportLink South Western Railway services
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Greater London
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
locatedOnRiver Thames
surface form: River Thames
MPSince 2019
notableFormerMP T. P. O'Connor
Toby Jessel
Vince Cable
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOfRegion London European Parliament constituency
surface form: London South West European Parliament constituency (former)
previousConstituency Brentford and Chiswick (UK Parliament constituency)
surface form: Brentford (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston (UK Parliament constituency)
region southwest London
surface form: South West London
representedByParty Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats
surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
representedInParliamentSince 1918

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Richmond upon Thames representedInParliamentBy Twickenham constituency
Twickenham constituencyWestminster Twickenham constituency
this entity surface form: Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Hampton (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) partOfConstituency Twickenham constituency
this entity surface form: Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Brentford and Isleworth borderedBy Twickenham constituency
this entity surface form: Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)