Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1558 until 1983. (It was one of the few English constituencies in the unreformed House of Commons to elect only one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.)
| Abingdon | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Abingdon in Berkshire, boundaries 1974-83 | |
| County | Berkshire |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Berkshire and Abingdon |
| Replaced by | Wantage and Oxford West & Abingdon |
| 1558–1885 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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