Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) was a historic county constituency in England that elected Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until it was replaced by divisions such as Newbury.

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Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
historic parliamentary constituency
abolished 1885
abolishedBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
constituencyType county constituency
country United Kingdom
created 1295
disestablishedIn 1885
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects Members of Parliament
establishedIn 13th century
historicCounty Berkshire
locatedIn England
numberOfMPsReturned 2
parliamentaryBody1707to1800 Parliament of Great Britain
parliamentaryBodyAfter1801 Parliament of the United Kingdom
parliamentaryBodyBefore1707 Parliament of England
predecessor Berkshire representation in medieval Parliaments
region South East England
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of England
Parliament of Great Britain
represents county of Berkshire
succeededBy Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon Division of Berkshire
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Newbury Division of Berkshire
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire

Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
Reading Division of Berkshire
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor Division of Berkshire
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wokingham Division of Berkshire

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Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) precededBy Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)