Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
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Gower (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established parliamentary seat in South Wales, historically centred on the Gower Peninsula and parts of Swansea, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gower (Senedd constituency) | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges |
occurred in 1918
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occurred in 1950 ⓘ occurred in 1983 ⓘ occurred in 2010 ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
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Parliamentary constituencies in South Wales ⓘ |
| constituencyType | county constituency ⓘ |
| contains |
Gower Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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parts of the City and County of Swansea ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | West Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
rural areas of the Gower Peninsula
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urban areas of Swansea ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough and county mix ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| firstMP | Frank Ash Yeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMPParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenRepresentedBy |
Conservative Party (UK) MPs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party (UK) MPs NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Party (UK) MPs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElections | UK general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Welsh constituencies of the UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Wales
NERFINISHED
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Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| mapsTo | local government wards in Swansea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gower Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a long-established parliamentary seat ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency | Swansea (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationBegan | 1885 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Gower (Senedd constituency)