Richmond (Yorks) constituency
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Richmond (Yorks) constituency is a long-standing UK parliamentary seat in North Yorkshire, noted for being a safe Conservative stronghold and formerly represented by senior politician William Hague.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Richmond (Yorks) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryChangesOccurred |
1918
ⓘ
1950 ⓘ 1983 ⓘ 1997 ⓘ 2010 ⓘ |
| contains | parts of the Yorkshire Dales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | North Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
Bedale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catterick Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Northallerton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateType | mixed rural and small town ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| formerMP |
Lawrence Cunliffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Brittan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rishi Sunak NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Kitson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ William Whitelaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsistentlyElected | Conservative MPs ⓘ |
| hasLongstandingConservativeControl | since early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasLowSupportFor |
Labour Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCharacter | safe Conservative stronghold ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| hasStrongMilitaryPresence | Catterick Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSafeSeatFor | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| mapEntity | England parliamentary constituencies ⓘ |
| notableFormerMP |
Rishi Sunak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCurrentMP | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| representedBy | Rishi Sunak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RishiSunakRoleWhileMP |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | historic Richmond parliamentary borough ⓘ |
| William HagueRoleWhileMP |
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leader of the Conservative Party ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Hague