Boundaries
The constituency is based in the western portion of West Sussex, centred on the city of Chichester and covers the majority of the Chichester district. Other towns in the constituency include Midhurst and Selsey.
Prior to the boundary changes implemented in 1974, Chichester was a much more compact constituency, taking in the towns of Arundel and Bognor Regis at various times, but the growth of population in new towns such as nearby Crawley meant that the constituency was expanded to the north to give it equal population.
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“The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)
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