House of Commons Constituencies
In the 2005 United Kingdom general election, the House of Commons had 646 constituencies covering the whole of the United Kingdom. This rose to 650 in the 2010 election. Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the "first past the post" system of election.
The House of Commons is one of the two legislative bodies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the other being the House of Lords.
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