Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Horsham (/ˈhɔːrʃəm/) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament,[n 2] centred on the eponymous town in West Sussex, its former rural district and part of another rural district. Its Member of Parliament (MP) was Francis Maude between 1997 and 2015; since then it has been Jeremy Quin, both of the Conservative Party.
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Horsham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Sussex |
Electorate | 77,001 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Balcombe, Billingshurst, Faygate, Horsham, Warnham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Jeremy Quin (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
1945–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Horsham and Worthing |
Replaced by | Horsham and Crawley |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Horsham, Midhurst and West Sussex |
Replaced by | Horsham and Worthing |
1295–1885 | |
Seats | Two until 1832, then one until 1885 |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Horsham |
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