North Somerset (UK Parliament Constituency)
North Somerset is a county 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. This seat replaced Woodspring at the 2010 general election.
Constituencies of the same name previously existed between 1885–1918 and 1950-1983.
The seat is currently represented by Dr Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for Defence.
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