Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Canterbury
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Canterbury in Kent
Location of Kent within England
County	Kent
Population	109,280 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	80,203 (2019 estimate)[2] 73,779 (December 2010)[3]
Major settlements	Canterbury, Whitstable
Current constituency
Created	1295
Member of Parliament	Rosie Duffield (Labour)
Seats	One
1295–1918
Seats	1295–1885: Two 1885–present: One
Type of constituency	Borough constituency

Canterbury is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Rosie Duffield of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; it elected two MPs until 1885, electing one thereafter, before being altered by the Representation of the People Act 1918 (the later-termed "Fourth Reform Act", the first being in 1832). Currently, the electorate (the total of people eligible to vote) is much greater than the average nationwide (the electoral quota); this is termed under-apportionment of representation.

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