Examination of Witnesses

Part of Parliamentary Constituencies Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 12:20 pm ar 18 Mehefin 2020.

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Photo of Maria Miller Maria Miller Ceidwadwyr, Basingstoke 12:20, 18 Mehefin 2020

Q Very finally, in Wales you have the wonderful Ynys Môn Constituency, which is the second-largest island in the United Kingdom—I am nervously looking at the Chair here—or maybe the third, depending on how you view Northern Ireland.

constituency

In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent