Suffolk and South West Norfolk (European Parliament constituency)

Suffolk and South West Norfolk European Parliament constituency

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Created	1994
Dissolved	1999
MEP(s)	1
Member State	United Kingdom
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Suffolk and South West Norfolk was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1994 from parts of Suffolk and Norfolk, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the East of England region.

Boundaries

It consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Bury St Edmunds, Central Suffolk, Ipswich, South West Norfolk, Suffolk Coastal and Waveney.^[1] South West Norfolk had previously been part of the Norfolk constituency.

The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.

MEPs

Election		Member	Party
part of Suffolk and Norfolk prior to 1994
	1994	David Thomas	Labour
1999		constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999

Election results

European Parliament election, 1994 (United Kingdom): Suffolk and South West Norfolk^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Thomas	74,304	40.5	N/A
	Conservative	Amédée Edward Turner	61,799	33.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Atkins	37,975	20.7	N/A
	Green	Tony Slade	7,760	4.2	N/A
	Natural Law	Eric Kaplan	1,530	0.8	N/A
Majority			12,535	6.8
Turnout				38.4
	Labour win (new seat)

References

↑ The European Parliament 1994-1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.
↑ Europe elections 1994 : results and elected members, Directorate-General for Information and Public Relations, Luxembourg: European Parliament, 15 June 1994.

External links

David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results

1989–1994 ← European Parliament constituencies 1994–1999 → 1999–2004

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