Milton Keynes North East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°03′22″N 0°38′53″W / 52.056°N 0.648°W / 52.056; -0.648
| North East Milton Keynes | |
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| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of North East Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire for the 2005 general election. |
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Location of Buckinghamshire within England. |
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| County | Buckinghamshire |
| 1992 (1992)–2010 (2010) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Milton Keynes North, Milton Keynes South |
North East Milton Keynes was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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