Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)

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Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency) is a Welsh parliamentary seat represented in the UK House of Commons, covering the borough of Torfaen in south-east Wales.

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Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
Westminster parliamentary constituency
boundaryType coterminous with Torfaen local authority area
containsTown Blaenavon
Cwmbran
Pontypool
country United Kingdom
county Gwent
covers Torfaen
surface form: Torfaen (principal area)

borough of Torfaen
created 1983
electorateType borough constituency
elects Member of Parliament to the House of Commons
hasLanguage English
Welsh
hasRepresentation one Member of Parliament
isNamedAfter Torfaen
surface form: Torfaen (principal area)
jurisdiction United Kingdom general elections
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
locatedIn Wales
south-east Wales
partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
previousConstituency Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)
replaced Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)
votingSystem first past the post

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Torfaen hasParliamentaryConstituency Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontypool hasParliamentaryConstituency Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)