Dover parliamentary constituency
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The Dover parliamentary constituency is a UK electoral area in Kent represented in the House of Commons, centered on the port town of Dover and its surrounding communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dover (UK Parliament constituency) | 2 |
| Dover parliamentary constituency canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| administrativeCounty | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingConstituency |
Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thanet constituencies ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | periodic reviews by the Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| containsLandmark |
Dover Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Cliffs of Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPort | Port of Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Deal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1918 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| electorateType | parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
border and immigration issues are significant local political topics
ⓘ
coastal constituency ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink | Channel Tunnel and cross-Channel routes nearby ⓘ |
| hasVoterBase |
coastal town voters in Deal
ⓘ
rural and village voters in East Kent ⓘ urban voters in Dover ⓘ |
| includesCommunity |
Dover District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding rural areas of East Kent ⓘ |
| isCoextensiveWith | parts of Dover District local authority area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicSector |
logistics and transport
ⓘ
port and ferry services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssues |
border control and immigration
ⓘ
coastal erosion and environmental protection ⓘ local economic development and regeneration ⓘ port operations and cross-Channel trade ⓘ |
| predecessor | Dover (UK Parliament borough constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Dover (UK Parliament constituency)