Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in England, 1545-1918 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707–1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter.
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Westminster | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1545–1918 | |
Seats | two to 1885, then one |
Created from | Middlesex |
Replaced by | Westminster Abbey (abolished 1950) Westminster St George's (also known as Westminster, St George's Hanover Square) (received Knightsbridge exclave) |
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of: | Strand (abolished 1918) St George's, Hanover Square (abolished 1950) |
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The constituency was first known to have been represented in Parliament in 1545 and continued to exist until the redistribution of seats in 1918. The constituency's most famous former representatives are John Stuart Mill and Charles James Fox. The most analogous contemporary constituency is Cities of London and Westminster.