constituency of Wilton

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The constituency of Wilton was a former parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, England, that elected Members of Parliament to the UK Parliament until its abolition in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United Kingdom Parliament constituency
parliamentary borough
abolishedBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
abolishedInYear 1885
category Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire (historic)
United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
country United Kingdom
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
locatedIn England
Wiltshire
numberOfMembersReturned 2
predecessor Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
representedSettlement Wilton, Wiltshire
successor Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
South Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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constituency of Wilton predecessor Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: constituency of Wilton