Suffolk and South West Norfolk (European Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Suffolk and South West Norfolk | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
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Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1994 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
MEPs | 1 |
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[1] |
Suffolk and South West Norfolk was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1994 from parts of Suffolk and Norfolk, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the East of England region.
Boundaries
It consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Bury St Edmunds, Central Suffolk, Ipswich, South West Norfolk, Suffolk Coastal and Waveney.[1] South West Norfolk had previously been part of the Norfolk constituency.
The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.
MEPs
Election | Member | Party | |
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part of Suffolk and Norfolk prior to 1994 | |||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1994 | David Thomas | Labour |
1999 | constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Thomas | 74,304 | 40.5 | ||
Conservative | Amédée Edward Turner | 61,799 | 33.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Atkins | 37,975 | 20.7 | ||
Green | Tony Slade | 7,760 | 4.2 | ||
Natural Law | Eric Kaplan | 1,530 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 12,535 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 183,368 | 38.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
- ^ The European Parliament 1994-1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.
- ^ Europe elections 1994 : results and elected members, Directorate-General for Information and Public Relations, Luxembourg: European Parliament, 15 June 1994.
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