Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

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Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) is a Scottish electoral area represented in the UK House of Commons, centered on the town of Falkirk and surrounding communities in central Scotland.

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Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
Westminster parliamentary constituency
abbreviation Falkirk
boundaryReview Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
containsCommunity surrounding communities of Falkirk
containsTown Falkirk
country United Kingdom
county Falkirk council area
created 2005
devolvedNation Scotland
electoralRegion Scotland
electoralSystem plurality voting
electorate tens of thousands of registered voters
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
governmentalBodyType parliamentary constituency
hasElection 2010 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk
2015 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk
2017 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk
2019 United Kingdom general election in Falkirk
hasSettlement Bonnybridge
Bo’ness (part, depending on boundaries)
linked to: Bo’ness

Camelon
Polmont
hasTown Grangemouth
Larbert
Stenhousemuir
includesArea Falkirk council area (most of)
jurisdiction United Kingdom general elections
language English
locatedIn Scotland
central Scotland
mapsTo Falkirk local government area (most of)
MP John McNally
notableEvent 2013 Labour Party selection controversy
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessor Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)
Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)
previousMP Eric Joyce
previousMPParty Labour Party (UK)
previousMPStatus Independent (after leaving Labour)
region Central Scotland
linked to: central Scotland
replaced Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)
Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)
representedByParty Scottish National Party
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Denny parliamentaryConstituency Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Larbert parliamentaryConstituency Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Larbert parliamentaryConstituency Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
subject linked to: LARBERT