Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport (Isle of Wight), which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina.
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Newport | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Isle of Wight |
Major settlements | Newport |
1584–1885 | |
Seats | 1584–1868: Two 1868–1885: One |
Created from | Hampshire |
Replaced by | Isle of Wight |
1295–1298 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Hampshire |
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(Prior to the Great Reform Act of 1832 there was also a separate Newport parliamentary borough in Cornwall.)