Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
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Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established parliamentary seat in East Sussex, England, centered on the historic town of Lewes and surrounding rural communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | periodic reviews by Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
ⓘ
Parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex ⓘ Parliamentary constituencies in South East England ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Lewes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Lewes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newhaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Polegate (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seaford NERFINISHED ⓘ rural communities in East Sussex ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1295 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateType | county constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal and inland areas
ⓘ
mixed urban and rural population ⓘ |
| historicCharacter | market town and rural seat ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
parts of Lewes District
ⓘ
parts of Wealden District ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest UK Parliament constituencies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
England ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lewes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | English constituencies of the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| previouslyRepresentedBy | two MPs (historically) ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| representationBegan | Model Parliament era ⓘ |
| representedBy | one MP (modern period) ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | historic borough of Lewes (parliamentary borough) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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