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Encyclopedia > Enfield West (UK Parliament constituency)

Enfield West was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created or the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... 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. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ...


Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1950 Iain Macleod Conservative
1970 Cecil Parkinson Conservative
1974 constituency abolished

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... The Right Honourable Iain Macleod, PC (1913 – 1970) was a UK Conservative politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. ... Cecil Edward Parkinson, Baron Parkinson, PC (born September 1, 1931), is a British Conservative politician and former Cabinet minister. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ...



 
 

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