Monmouth constituency
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Monmouth constituency may refer to any one of several constituencies related to the county of Monmouth and the borough of Monmouth
, Wales:
Monmouth
Monmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated close to the border with England, where the River Monnow meets the River Wye with bridges over both....
, Wales:
- Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
, 1801 to 1885, county constituency, previously, 1707 to 1801, county constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain and, until 1707, county constituency of the Parliament of England - Monmouth boroughMonmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire...
, 1545 to 1832, which despite its name was a district of boroughs consisting of Monmouth, Newport and Usk and electing one MP to the Parliament of England (1545-1707), Great Britain (1707-1800) and the United Kingdom (1801-1832) - Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire...
, 1832 to 1918, a renaming of the previous Monmouth borough constituency - North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1885 to 1918, created as a county constituency division of the county - South Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)South Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Southern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1885 to 1918, created as a county constituency division of the county - West Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)West Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Western Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1885 to 1918, created as a county constituency division of the county - Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouth is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post of election...
, 1918 to present, created as a county constituency division of the county of Monmouth, redefined 1983 as a county constituency division of the preserved county of Gwent - Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)Abertillery was a county constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election...
, 1918 to 1983, created as a county constituency division of the county of Monmouth - Ebbw Vale (UK Parliament constituency), 1918 to 1983, created as a county constituency division of the county of Monmouth
- Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)Pontypool was a county constituency in the town of Pontypool in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, 1918 to 1983, created as a county constituency division of the county of Monmouth - Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)Newport was a borough constituency in Monmouthshire from 1918 to 1983. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1918 to 1983, created as a borough constituency of the county of Monmouth - Monmouth (Assembly constituency), 1999 to present, created with the 1999 boundaries of the Monmouth UK Parliament constituency dating from 1918