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Political Life

Election results, plus information on turn-out.

Preferred Name:
DORSETSHIRE
Unit Type:
Constituency
Status:
Parliamentary Constituency (pre1832 - 1885)
Date created:
pre1832
Date abolished:
1885
Unit ID:
12743087
Authorities:
Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
DORSETSHIRE Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
DORSET Alternate English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country pre1832 1885 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Boundary changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dorsetshire PCon through time | Census tables with data for the Constituency, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12743087

Date accessed: 16th April 2024