Constituencies which aren't where they seem to be
Sept 3, 2018 13:16:08 GMT
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Post by islington on Sept 3, 2018 13:16:08 GMT
Here's a beauty -
Very briefly, there was a Westminster seat called 'Pembroke'. And I don't mean the seats of 'Pembroke Boroughs' or 'Pembrokeshire' (which existed until 1885 and 1997 respectively).
It was a division of County Dublin and it was created in 1918, therefore ceasing to exist (at least so far was Westminster is concerned) when the Irish Republic left the Union.
To avoid (understandable) confusion, it seems to have been referred to as 'Dublin Pembroke' but this name is also misleading because it implies that it was a division of the Parliamentary Borough of Dublin.
Very briefly, there was a Westminster seat called 'Pembroke'. And I don't mean the seats of 'Pembroke Boroughs' or 'Pembrokeshire' (which existed until 1885 and 1997 respectively).
It was a division of County Dublin and it was created in 1918, therefore ceasing to exist (at least so far was Westminster is concerned) when the Irish Republic left the Union.
To avoid (understandable) confusion, it seems to have been referred to as 'Dublin Pembroke' but this name is also misleading because it implies that it was a division of the Parliamentary Borough of Dublin.
