House of Commons constituencies in England
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House of Commons constituencies in England are the geographically defined electoral areas that each elect one Member of Parliament to the UK House of Commons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Commons constituencies in England canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district
ⓘ
parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | single-member plurality ⓘ |
| electorate | registered parliamentary electors in England ⓘ |
| electorEligibility |
British citizens resident in the constituency
ⓘ
citizens of the Republic of Ireland resident in the constituency ⓘ qualifying Commonwealth citizens resident in the constituency ⓘ |
| elects | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| excludesFromElectorate |
members of the House of Lords
ⓘ
most convicted prisoners ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
ⓘ
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 ⓘ Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 ⓘ |
| hasElectoralRegister | parliamentary electoral register ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
approximate equality of electorate size
ⓘ
geographically defined boundaries ⓘ one MP per constituency ⓘ periodic boundary reviews ⓘ |
| hasOutcomeOfElection | allocation of one seat in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| includes |
borough constituencies
ⓘ
county constituencies ⓘ rural constituencies ⓘ urban constituencies ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mapsTo | polling districts and polling stations ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersElectedPerConstituency | 1 ⓘ |
| oversightDuringElections | Returning Officer for the constituency ⓘ |
| partOf | constituencies of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| purpose | representation of English population in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Electoral Commission (oversight of elections) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | local government boundaries in England ⓘ |
| representationType | single-member constituency ⓘ |
| reviewCycleLength | approximately every 8 years (post-2020 reforms) ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies ⓘ |
| subjectTo | periodic redistribution of seats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
by-elections to the House of Commons
ⓘ
general elections to the House of Commons ⓘ |
| usedSince | United Kingdom general election, 1801 ⓘ |
| voteCountingMethod | manual count at constituency level ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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