Islington North (UK Parliament Constituency)
Islington North 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 system of election. At 727 hectares (1,800 acres), it is the smallest UK Parliamentary constituency by area. Since 1983 the MP has been Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party.
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