Hackney North And Stoke Newington (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a borough 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 system of election. The current MP is Diane Abbott of the Labour Party. The constituency has always elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1950.
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