Coatbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coatbridge was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1950, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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Quick Facts Subdivisions of Scotland, 1918–1950 ...
Coatbridge | |
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Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Lanarkshire |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | North East Lanarkshire |
Replaced by | Coatbridge & Airdrie |
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It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1950 to Coatbridge and Airdrie. A later constituency, Coatbridge and Chryston, existed between 1997 and 2005, until it was redrawn as Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill.