West Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| West Gloucestershire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1832, 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1885, 1997 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | two (1832–1885); one (1950–1997) |
West Gloucestershire was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election as a 2-seat constituency (i.e. electing two Member of Parliament). It was abolished for the 1885 election
A new single-member West Gloucestershire constituency, covering a smaller area, was created for the 1950 general election. It was abolished for the 1997 election.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1832-1885
[edit] MPs 1950-1997
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1950 | Morgan Philips Price | Labour | |
| 1959 | Charles William Loughlin | Labour | |
| 1974 | John Watkinson | Labour | |
| 1979 | Paul Marland | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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