West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
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West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) was a former Scottish parliamentary constituency whose abolition and division, including the creation of Livingston, famously gave rise to the constitutional "West Lothian question" about devolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK Parliament constituency
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former Westminster parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1983 ⓘ |
| abolitionReason | boundary review prior to the 1983 general election ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
West Lothian question
NERFINISHED
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devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | abolished and divided at the 1983 general election ⓘ |
| category | Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionResult |
creation of Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)
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creation of Livingston (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electsHowMany | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| endDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the origin of the term "West Lothian question" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
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West Lothian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | West Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMP | Tam Dalyell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersReturned | 1 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | parliamentary constituencies in Scotland ⓘ |
| predecessor | Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central Scotland
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surface form:
Central Scotland
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| representedArea | county of West Lothian ⓘ |
| representedBy | Tam Dalyell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | West Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| status | abolished constituency ⓘ |
| successor |
Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
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Livingston (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorType | county constituencies ⓘ |
| Tam DalyellTenureEnd | 1983 ⓘ |
| Tam DalyellTenureStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| topicOf | constitutional debates on devolution ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the House of Commons ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)
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West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
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