Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Devizes in Wiltshire.
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Location of Wiltshire within England.
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| County | Wiltshire |
| Electorate | 68,846 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Devizes, Marlborough, Durrington, Pewsey |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Claire Perry (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1331–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two until 1868, then One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Coordinates: 51°21′07″N 1°59′42″W / 51.352°N 1.995°W
Devizes /dᵻvaɪzᵻz/ is a constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is represented in the House of Commons of the U.K. Parliament and includes four towns and many villages in the middle and east of the county. The area's representative has been a Conservative since 1924.
Until 1885 Devizes was a parliamentary borough, electing two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system until the 1868 election, when the Reform Act 1867 reduced its representation to one MP, elected by the first-past-the-post system of election. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 abolished the parliamentary borough, and created a new county constituency of the same name, covering a wider area and electing one member. It has returned a Conservative MP at every election since 1924.
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