Guildford constituency
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Guildford constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in Surrey that elects a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guildford parliamentary constituency | 2 |
| Guildford (UK Parliament constituency) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1868 ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | implemented by periodic reviews of the Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewAuthority | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Parliamentary constituencies in South East England
ⓘ
Politics of Surrey ⓘ |
| classification | Westminster parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| constituencyType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1295 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentation | one MP ⓘ |
| electoralCountLocation | within the constituency’s local authority area ⓘ |
| electoralEvent |
UK general elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK parliamentary by-elections ⓘ |
| electoralRegisterMaintainedBy | local electoral registration officer for Guildford area ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | plurality voting system ⓘ |
| electorateType | first past the post ⓘ |
| elects | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| electsTo | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Representation of the People Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalJurisdiction | United Kingdom central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | registered parliamentary voters in the defined constituency area ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguageForProceedings | English ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryTermLength | maximum five years between general elections ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | one Member of Parliament at each general election ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesArea |
Guildford town centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the Surrey Hills ⓘ suburban areas around Guildford ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Westminster constituencies in Surrey ⓘ |
| isSubjectTo | UK general election timetable ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettlement | Guildford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapsToLocalGovernmentAreas |
parts of Guildford Borough
ⓘ
parts of Waverley Borough (historically, depending on boundaries) ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousRepresentation | two MPs (before 1868) ⓘ |
| recreated | 1885 ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| representationBegan | Model Parliament era ⓘ |
| representationUnitOf | Surrey at Westminster ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returns | one MP to the House of Commons ⓘ |
| status | active constituency ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | UK, Irish and qualifying Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over resident in the constituency ⓘ |
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Guildford parliamentary constituency
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Guildford parliamentary constituency
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Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)