Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) was a historic county constituency in England that elected Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until it was replaced by divisions such as Newbury.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
historic parliamentary constituency
abolished 1885
abolishedBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 NERFINISHED
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
constituencyType county constituency
country United Kingdom
created 1295
disestablishedIn 1885
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects Members of Parliament
establishedIn 13th century
historicCounty Berkshire NERFINISHED
locatedIn England
numberOfMPsReturned 2
parliamentaryBody1707to1800 Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED
parliamentaryBodyAfter1801 Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
parliamentaryBodyBefore1707 Parliament of England NERFINISHED
predecessor Berkshire representation in medieval Parliaments
region South East England
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Parliament of England NERFINISHED
Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED
represents county of Berkshire NERFINISHED
succeededBy Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Abingdon Division of Berkshire NERFINISHED
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Newbury Division of Berkshire NERFINISHED
Reading (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Reading Division of Berkshire NERFINISHED
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Windsor Division of Berkshire NERFINISHED
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Wokingham Division of Berkshire NERFINISHED

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Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) precededBy Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)