Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

Westminster
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Westminster in London 1868-85
Westminster in London 1885-1918
1545–1918
Seatstwo to 1885, then one
Created fromMiddlesex
Replaced byWestminster Abbey (abolished 1950)
Westminster St George's (also known as Westminster, St George's Hanover Square) (received Knightsbridge exclave)
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of:Strand (abolished 1918)
St George's, Hanover Square (abolished 1950)

Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707–1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter.

The constituency was first known to have been represented in Parliament in 1545 and continued to exist until the redistribution of seats in 1918. The constituency's most famous former representatives are John Stuart Mill and Charles James Fox. The most analogous contemporary constituency is Cities of London and Westminster.


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