History
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. It had formerly been the northern part of the Kingston division.
The seat was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was replaced by the new Richmond & Barnes constituency.
Read more about this topic: Richmond (Surrey) (UK Parliament Constituency)
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