Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the abolished British parliamentary constituency. For the Canadian riding of the same name, see Whitby (federal electoral district).
Whitby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire. 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 system.
Quick Facts 1832–1885, Seats ...
Whitby | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1885 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Yorkshire |
Replaced by | Whitby |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | North Riding of Yorkshire and Whitby |
Replaced by | Scarborough and Whitby and Thirsk and Malton |
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