Frome (UK Parliament constituency)
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For the constituency in Australia, see Electoral district of Frome.
Frome was a constituency centred on the town of Frome in Somerset. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832, until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Between 1832 and 1885, it was a parliamentary borough; after 1885 it was a county constituency, a division of Somerset.
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Frome | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Somerset |
Major settlements | Frome |
1885ā1950 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | North Somerset and Wells |
1832ā1885 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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