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Borough constituency - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Associates, Bailiwick, Citizenry, Commonwealth, Community, Constituents, Electorate, Electors, Folk, Inhabitants, Nation, Orbit, People, Population |
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A borough constituency is, in the United Kingdom, a Parliamentary constituency that is predominantly urban and thus designated to be a borough constituency. Borough constituencies are the successors to the historic parliamentary boroughs. There are some technical election-law related differences between borough and county constituencies governing the maxmum amount a candidate can spend, with lower limits for borough constituencies than for counties as it recognises that a more compact electorate requires fewer costs than a geographically spread out one.
Sometimes a town can be covered by more than one constituency, with one a borough and another a county. Reading and Milton Keynes are both examples of this.
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Example Usage of constituency |
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probert06: @owillis Because Dems realized they couldn't afford to piss off their most loyal constituency by letting Hillary hijack w/super-delegates |
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greygirlbeast: RT @the_fake_matt: Homeowners are a rich constituency, and they want high property values. Politicians oblige. |
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MrBWH: @thzatheist If the elected member spent more time in her constituency, maybe she'd know about these announcements? |
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