Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dorset County constituency |
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| Created: | 1290 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | two (1290-1832); three (1832-1885) |
Dorset was a county constituency in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, and three MPs thereafter. In 1885 the constituency was abolished, and replaced by four single-member divisions.
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[edit] References
- J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
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