Newcastle Upon Tyne East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newcastle upon Tyne East is a borough 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.
The present constituency was created in 2010 but an earlier Newcastle upon Tyne East constituency existed from 1918 until 1997.
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