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.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1885 ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | periodic reviews by Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| containsArea |
Kennet district (former)
NERFINISHED
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parts of Wiltshire Council area ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Devizes
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
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Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
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