Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency) was a former Scottish parliamentary seat centered on the town of Kilmarnock, represented in the UK House of Commons until its abolition in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
former Westminster parliamentary constituency
abolishedIn 1983
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
containedArea Kilmarnock Burgh
linked to: Kilmarnock Burghs

parts of the county of Ayr
country United Kingdom
createdBy Representation of the People Act 1918
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects one Member of Parliament
endDate 1983
firstElection 1918 United Kingdom general election
lastElectionBeforeAbolition 1983 United Kingdom general election
locatedIn Ayrshire
Scotland
majorSettlement Kilmarnock
namedAfter Kilmarnock
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessor Kilmarnock Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
region Scotland
representedArea town of Kilmarnock and surrounding district
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
startDate 1918
successor Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Cunninghame South (UK Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)
type county constituency

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Kilmarnock and Loudoun createdFrom Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency) predecessor Kilmarnock Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)