Howden (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the similarly named current constituency, see Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency).
53.747°N 0.865°W / 53.747; -0.865
Quick Facts County, 1955–1983 ...
Howden | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Yorkshire |
1955–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Beverley and Bridlington |
Replaced by | Boothferry, Selby, Bridlington and Ryedale[1] |
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Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the constituency of Beverley (losing some territory in the south to Haltemprice, and taking some in the east from Bridlington).
The Howden constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.