Isle Of Wight (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 50°41′02″N 1°19′12″W / 50.684°N 1.320°W / 50.684; -1.320
| Isle of Wight | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Location of Isle of Wight within England. |
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| County | Isle of Wight |
| Electorate | 110,924 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1832 (1832) |
| Member of Parliament | Andrew Turner (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Hampshire Newtown Yarmouth |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Isle of Wight is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
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