Cambridge (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°12′11″N 0°07′52″E / 52.203°N 0.131°E / 52.203; 0.131
| Cambridge | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. |
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Location of Cambridgeshire within England. |
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| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Electorate | 75,259 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Cambridge |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1295 (1295) |
| Member of Parliament | Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of members | 1295–1885: Two 1885–present: One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | East of England |
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
Before 1885, Cambridge elected two MPs, using the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it representation was reduced to one member, with effect from the 1885 general election.
The current MP is Julian Huppert of the Liberal Democrats, who was first elected in 2010.
Read more about Cambridge (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, History
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