Harrogate (UK Parliament constituency)

Harrogate
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Major settlementsHarrogate and Knaresborough
1950–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromRipon
Replaced byHarrogate and Knaresborough

Harrogate (/ˈhærəɡət, -ɡeɪt, -ɡɪt/ HARR-ə-gət, -⁠gayt, -⁠ghit)[1][2] was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. As with all constituencies, the constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was renamed Harrogate and Knaresborough in 1997.

  1. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). "Harrogate". Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  2. ^ "Harrogate". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 22 January 2016.


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