East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
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East Somerset was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1832 and 1918.
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East Somerset | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Somerset |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Wells and Yeovil |
1832–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Somerset |
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From 1832 to 1885, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system of election. From 1885 to 1918, a different constituency of the same name returned one MP, elected by the first past the post voting system.