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.

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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

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Walmer, Kent, England locatedIn Dover parliamentary constituency
Worth isInParliamentaryConstituency Dover parliamentary constituency
this entity surface form: Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
Folkestone and Hythe borderedBy Dover parliamentary constituency
this entity surface form: Dover (UK Parliament constituency)