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Political Life

Election results, plus information on turn-out.

Preferred Name:
WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE PONTEFRACT
Unit Type:
Constituency
Status:
Division of Parliamentary Constituency (1918 - 1948)
Date created:
1918
Date abolished:
1948
Unit ID:
12751096
Authorities:
Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE PONTEFRACT Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
YORKSHIRE PONTEFRACT Alternate English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING PONTEFRACT Alternate English     Boundary Commission for England & Wales, Report of the Boundary Commission (England and Wales) (London: H.M.S.O., 1917)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by PONTEFRACT AND CASTLEFORD CCon/BCon Constituency Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
was preceded by PONTEFRACT PBCon Constituency Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1918 1948 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Riding of Yorkshire Pontefract PDivCon through time | Census tables with data for the Constituency, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12751096

Date accessed: 28th March 2024