Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)

Horsham (/ˈhɔːrʃəm/) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, centred on the eponymous town in West Sussex, its former rural district and part of another rural district. Its Member of Parliament (MP) was Francis Maude between 1997 and 2015; since then it has been Jeremy Quin, both of the Conservative Party.

Horsham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Horsham in West Sussex
Location of West Sussex within England
CountyWest Sussex
Electorate77,001 (December 2010)
Major settlementsBalcombe, Billingshurst, Faygate, Horsham, Warnham
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentJeremy Quin (Conservative)
SeatsOne
19451974
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromHorsham and Worthing
Replaced byHorsham and Crawley
18851918
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromHorsham, Midhurst and West Sussex
Replaced byHorsham and Worthing
1295–1885
SeatsTwo until 1832, then one until 1885
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byHorsham
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