Plymouth Devonport

Borough constituency
Plymouth Devonport shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England
Created:	1832
MP:	Alison Seabeck
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Devon
EP constituency:	South West England

Plymouth Devonport 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. It covers parts of Plymouth around Devonport in South West England. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links PlymouthDevonportConstituency. ... map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Devon Categories: GFDL images ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Alison Jane Seabeck (born January 20, 1954) is the Labour MP for Plymouth Devonport. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal left wing (debatable) political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... 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 plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Devonport, in Devon, was formerly called Plymouth Dock. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ...

Boundaries

Under the proposed Boundary Commission for England plan of 2004, northern parts, including St Budeaux, of the current constituency will become Plymouth, Moor View and the rest will join with parts of Plymouth, Sutton to form Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport. In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ... Plymouth Sutton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

History

The constituency was created in 1832, and elected two members until 1918, when the number was reduced to one. Its current name is Plymouth Devonport but it previously was known as Devonport. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Member of Parliament

• Constituency created (1832)
• 1832 — 1839: Sir Edward Codrington (resigned 1839)
• 1839 — 1847: Sir George Grey
• 1840 — 1854: Henry Tufnell, elected in a by-election January 24, died June 15, 1854
• 1847 — 1852: Sir John Romilly
• 1852 — 1857: Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley
• 1854 — 1859: Thomas Erskine Perry, elected in a by-election May 11
• 1857 — 1859: James Wilson (UK politician)
• 1859 — 1863: Sir Michael Seymour (left the House in 1863)
• 1859 — 1865: Sir Arthur William Buller
• 1863 — 1865: William Ferrand, elected in a by-election February 12
• 1865 — 1866: Thomas Brassey
• 1865 — 1866: John Fleming
• 1866 — 1868: Lord Eliot
• 1866 — 1874: Montague Chambers
• 1868 — 1874: John Delaware Lewis
• 1874 — 1892: Sir John Henry Puleston
• 1874 — 1892: George Edward Price
• 1892 — 1902: Edward John Chalmers Morton (died October 3, 1902)
• 1892 — 1910: Sir Hudson Ewbanke Kearley
• 1902 — 1906: John Lockie, elected in a by-election October 22
• 1906 — 1910: John Williams Benn
• 1910 — 1918: Sir John Jackson
• 1910 — 1922: Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, Membership reduced to one (1918)
• 1923 — 1945: Leslie Hore-Belisha Liberal until 1931, National Liberal until 1942, then National Independent
• 1945 — 1955: Michael Foot, Labour
• 1955 — Feb 1974: Dame Joan Vickers, Conservative
• Feb 1974 — 1992: David Owen, Labour until 1981, then Social Democrat until 1990, then Independent
• 1992 — 2005: David Jamieson, Labour
• 2005 — present: Alison Seabeck, Labour

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Election results

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Sources

• Historic list of MPs
• Election results, 1974 - 1979
• Election results, 1983 - 1992
• Election results, 1997 - 2001
• Election result, 2005

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon