Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire.
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Location of Buckinghamshire within England.
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| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Population | 97,184 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 75,837 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Princes Risborough, Buckingham, Winslow |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | John Bercow (Speaker) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1542–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two until 1868, then one until 1885 |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Coordinates: 52°00′00″N 0°59′17″W / 52.000°N 0.988°W
Buckingham /ˈbʌkɪŋm̩/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by John Bercow, who later became Speaker of the House of Commons.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Buckingham, the Sessional Divisions of Ashendon, Buckingham, Newport, and Stony Stratford, and part of the Sessional Division of Winslow.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Buckingham, the Urban Districts of Bletchley, Linslade, and Newport Pagnell, the Rural Districts of Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Stratford and Wolverton, Wing, and Winslow, and parts of the Rural Districts of Aylesbury and Long Crendon.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Buckingham, the Urban Districts of Bletchley, Linslade, Newport Pagnell, and Wolverton, and the Rural Districts of Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Wing, and Winslow.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Buckingham, the Urban Districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, and Wolverton, and the Rural Districts of Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Wing, and Winslow.
1983–1992: The District of Aylesbury Vale wards of Bierton, Brill, Buckingham North, Buckingham South, Cheddington, Eddlesborough, Great Brickhill, Great Horwood, Grendon Underwood, Haddenham, Hogshaw, Long Crendon, Luffield Abbey, Marsh Gibbon, Newton Longville, Oakley, Pitstone, Quainton, Steeple Claydon, Stewkley, Stone, Tingewick, Waddesdon, Wing, Wingrave, and Winslow, and the Borough of Milton Keynes wards of Stony Stratford, Wolverton, and Wolverton Stacey Bushes.
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