Whitehaven (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Whitehaven was a constituency centred on the town of Whitehaven in Cumberland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Whitehaven | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1832–1974: Cumberland 1974–1983: Cumbria |
Major settlements | Whitehaven |
1832–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Cumberland |
Replaced by | Copeland |
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It was created in 1832 and renamed Copeland at the 1983 general election.