Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
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Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) is a Scottish electoral area represented in the UK House of Commons, centered on the town of Falkirk and surrounding communities in central Scotland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK Parliament constituency
ⓘ
Westminster parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReview | Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCommunity | surrounding communities of Falkirk ⓘ |
| containsTown | Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Falkirk council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 2005 ⓘ |
| devolvedNation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralRegion | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | plurality voting ⓘ |
| electorate | tens of thousands of registered voters ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyType | parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| hasElection |
2010 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2015 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ 2017 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ 2019 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bonnybridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bo’ness (part, depending on boundaries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Camelon NERFINISHED ⓘ Polmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Grangemouth
NERFINISHED
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Larbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Stenhousemuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesArea | Falkirk council area (most of) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ |
| mapsTo | Falkirk local government area (most of) ⓘ |
| MP | John McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 2013 Labour Party selection controversy ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMP | Eric Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMPParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMPStatus | Independent (after leaving Labour) ⓘ |
| region |
central Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Scotland
|
| replaced |
Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedByParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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