- Cambridgeshire (1979-1984) (European Parliament constituency)
Infobox European Parliament constituency
name = Infobox Cambridgeshire (1979-1984) (European Parliament constituency)
title = Cambridgeshire (1979-1984)
mapcaption =European Parliament logo
created = 1979
dissolved = 1984
meps = 1
memberstate =United Kingdom
sources = [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/] |Prior to its uniform adoption ofproportional representation in 1999, theUnited Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections inEngland ,Scotland andWales . The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had oneMember of the European Parliament each.The constituency of Cambridgeshire (1979-1984) was one of them.
When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Ely, Peterborough, and Wellingborough, [cite web |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ |title=David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results |accessdate=2008-01-20] although this may not have been true for the whole of its existence.
References
External links
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results]
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