Cambridgeshire (historic constituency)

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Cambridgeshire (historic constituency) was a former parliamentary constituency in England that represented the county of Cambridgeshire in the UK Parliament before later boundary changes created successor seats such as North East Cambridgeshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
former parliamentary constituency
abolished 1885
boundaryBasis county boundaries of Cambridgeshire
category Historic parliamentary constituencies in England
Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire (historic)
constituencyType county constituency
country United Kingdom
created 1290
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
historicCounty Cambridgeshire
locatedIn England
numberOfMembers 2
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf historic parliamentary constituencies of the United Kingdom
predecessorOf Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)
North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
region East of England
represented Cambridgeshire
county of Cambridgeshire
representedIn House of Commons
returnedToParliament Members of Parliament
successorConstituency Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)
North East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South East Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
usedFor elections to the House of Commons

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North East Cambridgeshire hasPredecessorSeat Cambridgeshire (historic constituency)
Cambridgeshire constituencies historicallyRelatedTo Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) (historic)
linked to: Cambridgeshire (historic constituency)