Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
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Essex (UK Parliament constituency) was a historic parliamentary constituency in England that elected Members of Parliament to the House of Commons before being divided into smaller seats such as Chelmsford.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK Parliament constituency
ⓘ
historic parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Reform Act 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic parliamentary constituencies in England
ⓘ
Parliamentary constituencies in Essex (historic) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colchester (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Essex North (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Essex South (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maldon (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| endDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Essex ⓘ |
| numberOfMPsElected | 2 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody1707to1800 | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBodyAfter1801 | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBodyBefore1707 | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Essex (English Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| representedIn |
House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1290 ⓘ |
| successor |
Essex North (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex South (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCountyConstituency | true ⓘ |
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