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Waterloo was a
parliamentary constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
centred on the district of Waterloo north of Liverpool
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in Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...
. It returned one Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
(MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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, elected by the first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
system.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.Boundaries
The Urban Districts of Great Crosby, Litherland, Little Crosby, and Waterloo with Seaforth.Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
References