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Chesham and Amersham is a 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. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ...
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Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
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Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (born April 21, 1952, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, Mrs John Leeming) is a United Kingdom politician and has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992. ...
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Boundaries
The constituency entirely encompasses the large suburban towns of Chesham and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, and outlying villages in the area. Chesham is a small town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, and is situated in the Chess Valley. ...
Amersham (previously Agmondesham) is a market town 27 miles north west of London, in the Chiltern Hills, England. ...
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History The area is a blend of pleasant and leafy Green Belt land and urban settings. There are rapid transport links to central London via the London Underground. For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ...
Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ...
As a result of the demographic makeup of the area, the constituency is solidly Conservative, and the party holds about a 25% majority, with 50% of the vote. The next biggest party is the Liberal Democrats, with 25% of the vote. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...
Members of Parliament The current Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham is the Conservative Cheryl Gillan. She has been in this position since 1992. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (born April 21, 1952, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, Mrs John Leeming) is a United Kingdom politician and has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC, was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (born April 21, 1952, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, Mrs John Leeming) is a United Kingdom politician and has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
Election results The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (born April 21, 1952, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, Mrs John Leeming) is a United Kingdom politician and has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992. ...
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The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (born April 21, 1952, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, Mrs John Leeming) is a United Kingdom politician and has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992. ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
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The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ...
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