Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)
| Isle of Wight | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Location of Isle of Wight within England.
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| County | Isle of Wight |
| Electorate | 105,448 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1832 |
| Member of parliament | Andrew Turner (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from |
Hampshire Newtown Yarmouth |
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| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Coordinates: 50°41′02″N 1°19′12″W / 50.684°N 1.320°W
Isle of Wight (/ˈwaɪt/) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Andrew Turner of the Conservative Party.
Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and has had the largest electorate of any constituency in all General Elections since 1983.
The Isle of Wight forms a single constituency of the House of Commons. It covers exactly the same land as the ceremonial county of the Isle of Wight and the area administered by the unitary authority, Isle of Wight Council, which comprises the island itself together with a few uninhabited rocks.
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