West Dorset (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 50°47′20″N 2°35′53″W / 50.7889°N 2.5980°W / 50.7889; -2.5980
| West Dorset | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of West Dorset in Dorset. |
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Location of Dorset within England. |
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| County | Dorset |
| Electorate | 76,779 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Oliver Letwin (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
West Dorset is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which covers almost the same geographical area as the West Dorset district. In the 2005 general election it had the highest turnout of any UK constituency. The current MP is Oliver Letwin of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 1997 general election.
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