Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) was a UK parliamentary seat in West Sussex that succeeded the historic New Shoreham constituency and was represented in the House of Commons until its abolition in 1997.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 1997
country United Kingdom
electorateType county constituency
electsHowManyMembers 1
existedInCentury 20th century
historicCounty Sussex
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedIn South East England
West Sussex
namedAfter Shoreham-by-Sea
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessorConstituency New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
region England
replaced New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
representationType single-member constituency
representedArea Shoreham-by-Sea
parts of Adur district
parts of Worthing
representedInParliamentUntil 1997
status abolished constituency
successorConstituency Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)
East Worthing and Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency)
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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New Shoreham replacedBy Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton predecessor Shoreham constituency
linked to: Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) replaced New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) predecessorConstituency New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)