Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)

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Winchester (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established electoral area in Hampshire, England, represented in the UK House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 1918
boundaryChanges 1950
1974
1983
1997
2010
category Parliamentary constituencies in South East England
containsArea Badger Farm
Colden Common
Compton and Shawford
Itchen Valley
Kings Worthy
Littleton
Olivers Battery
Twyford, Hampshire
surface form: Twyford
containsTown Alresford
Chandlers Ford
surface form: Chandler's Ford

Winchester
country United Kingdom
county Hampshire
created 1295
electorateSize approximately 70,000–80,000 voters
electorateType county constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
hasContestedElections by-elections
general elections
hasElectoralSystem first-past-the-post
hasHistoricRepresentation one MP after 1868
two MPs before 1868
isLongEstablished true
locatedIn England
Hampshire
namedAfter Winchester
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf Hampshire parliamentary constituencies
previousConstituency Winchester (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Winchester (borough constituency)
recreated 1950
region South East England
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom

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Winchester parliamentaryConstituency Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) borderingConstituency Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchester (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Winchester (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Winchester (borough constituency)
City of Winchester district parliamentaryConstituency Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)