Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Houghton-le-Spring was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. Centred on the town of Houghton-le-Spring, now part of the City of Sunderland, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
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Houghton-le-Spring | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Durham |
Major settlements | Houghton-le-Spring |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | South Durham |
Replaced by | Houghton & Washington and Easington[1] |
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