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    Old Sarum was from 1295 to 1832 a parliamentary constituency of England (until 1707), of Great Britain (until 1800), and finally of the United Kingdom...
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    within the central wards. The borough constituency co-existed with the neighbouring minuscule-electorate seat of Old Sarum(described towards its Great Reform...
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  • later a borough constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain...
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  • Long may refer to: Richard Long (MP for Old Sarum), 15th-century MP; see Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) Richard Long (courtier) (c. 1494–1546)...
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    antiquated electoral system, under which constituencies of vastly different sizes existed. Thus, the borough of Old Sarum, with seven voters, could elect two...
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    Salisbury (redirect from New Sarum)
    (previously officially New Sarum) has had city status since time immemorial. The Member of Parliament for the Salisbury constituency, which includes the city...
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    Rotten and pocket boroughs (category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom)
    town around it. Despite this dramatic loss of population, the constituency of Old Sarum retained its right to elect two MPs, putting them under the control...
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  • Robert Nedham (category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Old Sarum)
    also served as MP for Old Sarum. "NEDHAM, Robert (?1703-62), of Howbery Park, Oxon. and Mourne Park, co Down. | History of Parliament Online". www...
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    members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved...
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  • and the same individuals elected Two Citizens respectively for New Sarum, Old Sarum, Wilton, Devizes, Malmesbury, Marlborough and Calne." From 1430, the...
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  • challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies" 1801–1832 – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December...
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  • Josias du Pré Alexander (category Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Old Sarum)
    purchased the rotten borough of Old Sarum from their cousin Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, and returned himself to Parliament that year. With support...
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  • for Old Sarum, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Helston Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of...
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  • and Old Sarum William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax (1665–1700), MP for Newark-on-Trent William Savile (MP for Lincolnshire), see Lincolnshire (UK Parliament...
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  • borough of Old Sarum. In 1885 the borough was abolished, but the name of the constituency was then transferred to a new county constituency electing one...
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  • an accidental shipboard explosion in 1748. Pinckney Wilkinson, MP for Old Sarum 1774–1784, who was incapacitated by a stroke from 1782. Sir William Middleton...
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    Site zone of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites, followed by the Old Sarum knoll fortification and the Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscape...
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  • Parliament of Great Britain (pre-1801) Boothroyd, David. "Causes of Byelections since the 'Reform Act'". United Kingdom Election Results. demon.co.uk...
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  • multi-member constituencies in that Parliament may well be much older. Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed...
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    Hampshire (redirect from Old Hampshire)
    Dobunnorum, modern Cirencester, and Old Sarum respectively. Other roads connected Venta Belgarum with Old Sarum, Wickham and Clausentum. A road presumed...
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    of Dafydd ap Gruffydd), 1397 ('Great' Parliament) Carlisle, 1307 Oswestry Castle, 1398 Northampton 1328 New Sarum (Salisbury), 1330 Winchester, 1332, 1449...
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  • Parliament of the United Kingdom compared to the size of their populations: Old Sarum, with one voter, elected two MPs, as did Dunwich which had almost completely...
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  • 1407–1431), MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) John Everard (?died 1445), MP for Great Bedwyn and Old Sarum John Everard (Australian politician)...
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    Henry Alexander (Irish politician) (category Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922))
    of Parliament for the rotten borough of Old Sarum in the 1802 election. He was the brother of James Alexander, who was also a Member of Parliament for...
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    1766)' http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/grandison1721.htm History of Parliament 1690-1715: Constituencies: Old Sarum John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of...
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    Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies)
    May 1796 became Member of Parliament for Hastings, retaining his seat until July 1802, when he was returned for Old Sarum. In February 1801 he was sent...
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    even one representative in the House of Commons, while the 11 voters of Old Sarum retained their ancient right to elect two MPs despite living elsewhere...
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    Vly be on the Turmut – unofficial song of the county Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) Wiltshire Horn, a breed of sheep "Wiltshire". Collins Dictionary...
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  • Reform Acts (category Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom)
    boroughs such as Old Sarum, which with only seven voters, all controlled by the local squire, was still sending two members to Parliament. This act not only...
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  • those constituencies. Isle of Wight The Scottish UK Parliamentary constituencies were reorganised following the creation of the Scottish Parliament, in...
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