Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Wiltshire, Southern or Wilton Division County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
| Wilton Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1295 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | two (1295-1832); one (1832-1885) |
Wilton was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP from 1885 until 1918.
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- J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
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