Ross (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1708–1832 constituency in Scotland, see Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency). For the 1801–1885 constituency in Ireland, see New Ross (UK Parliament constituency).
Ross, or the Southern division of Herefordshire was a county constituency centred on the town of Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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Ross | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Herefordshire |
Major settlements | Ross-on-Wye |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Herefordshire |
Replaced by | Hereford |
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The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the three-seat Herefordshire constituency was replaced by two single-member county divisions: the Leominster (or Northern) division, and the Ross (or Southern) division.
Ross was abolished for the 1918 general election.