Oxford West And Abingdon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Oxford West and Abingdon 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. Its best-known MP was John Patten. The current MP is Nicola Blackwood of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 2010 general election.
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