South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of South Dorset in Dorset.
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Location of Dorset within England.
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| County | Dorset |
| Electorate | 73,499 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Weymouth and Swanage |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Richard Drax (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Dorset |
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| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°34′00″N 2°27′15″W / 50.5666°N 2.4541°W
South Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative. The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, although the area covered has changed since then.
The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The Act reduced the number of MPs.in Dorset from 10 to 4 (see Redistribution of Seats Act 1885#Redistributed seats: England). It was initially proposed to name the new constituencies after existing boroughs (Shaftesbury, Dorchester, Poole and Bridport) but, following an amendment in the Commons on 14 April 1885, the names were changed to the points of the compass (North Dorset, South Dorset, East Dorset, West Dorset).
The South Dorset constituency was divided into 7 polling districts. Dorchester was chosen as the place where the nomination of candidates would take place and the result would be declared. The area covered was:
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