Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°38′24″N 3°28′08″W / 52.640°N 3.469°W / 52.640; -3.469
| Montgomeryshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Montgomeryshire in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | Powys |
| Electorate | 48,910 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Newtown, Welshpool |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1536 (1536) |
| Member of Parliament | Glyn Davies (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | Mid and West Wales |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.
The Montgomeryshire Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Read more about Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries
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