Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)

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Devizes (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established electoral area in Wiltshire represented in the UK House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 1885
boundaryChanges periodic reviews by Boundary Commission for England
containsArea Kennet district (former) NERFINISHED
parts of Wiltshire Council area
containsTown Devizes NERFINISHED
Ludgershall NERFINISHED
Marlborough NERFINISHED
Pewsey NERFINISHED
Tidworth NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
county Wiltshire NERFINISHED
created 1330s
currentType county constituency
electorate electors in parts of central and eastern Wiltshire
electorateType county constituency
elects Member of Parliament
hasRepresentationContinuity intermittent with periods of abolition and recreation
historicCounty Wiltshire NERFINISHED
isLongEstablished true
locatedIn Wiltshire
namedAfter Devizes NERFINISHED
numberOfMPs 1
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf South West England European Parliament constituency (pre-Brexit) NERFINISHED
previousType parliamentary borough
recreated 1918
region England
representationBegan medieval period
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Wiltshire hasParliamentaryConstituency Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough, Wiltshire parliamentaryConstituency Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes parliamentaryConstituency Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) recreatedFrom Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)