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'''Westminster St George's''', originally named '''St George's, Hanover Square''', was a ] in ]. It returned one ] to the ] of the ], elected by the ] system of ]. '''Westminster, St. George's''' was a ] in ]. It returned one ] to the ] of the ], elected by the ] system of ].


==History== ==History==
The constituency was created under the ], and was then named "St George's, Hanover Square" after ]. "Hanover Square" was included in the name to distinguish it from the other ] (in ]). The constituency was created in 1918, taking the majority but not the entirety of its electorate from the abolished ] constituency. It was abolished in ].

It was renamed in ] as "Westminster St George's", and abolished in ].


==Boundaries== ==Boundaries==
⚫ The Boundary Commission report of 1918 (Cd. 8756), at Schedule-Part II no. 78, defined the constituency as the following wards of the ]:
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⚫ From 1885 to 1918, when the constituency was known as St George's Hanover Square, it was defined as the following wards of the ]:


* Conduit: A small ward running from the top of ] down through ], the eastern side of ], and down to the ] on ]. * Conduit: A small ward running from the top of ] down through ], the eastern side of ], and down to the ] on ].
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* Victoria: A very large ward running from ] south to include ], and ]. * Victoria: A very large ward running from ] south to include ], and ].


The constituency also included "the part of the Charing Cross Ward which lies to the south and west of a line drawn from the ward boundary at the centre of ], along the middle of ], thence along the middle of the road to the north and east of the Queen Victoria Memorial, thence along the middle of Spur Road to boundary of St. Margaret Ward". This area included the remainder of the grounds of Buckingham Palace which were not in the Victoria Ward, but contained no electors. The constituency also included "the part of the Charing Cross Ward which lies to the south and west of a line drawn from the ward boundary at the centre of ], along the middle of ], thence along the middle of the road to the north and east of the Queen Victoria Memorial, thence along the middle of Spur Road to boundary of St. Margaret Ward". This area included the remainder of the grounds of Buckingham Palace which were not in the Victoria Ward, but contained no electors.


==Members of Parliament== ==Members of Parliament==
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Westminster, St. George's was a parliamentary constituency in Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was created in 1918, taking the majority but not the entirety of its electorate from the abolished St George, Hanover Square constituency. It was abolished in 1950.

Boundaries

The Boundary Commission report of 1918 (Cd. 8756), at Schedule-Part II no. 78, defined the constituency as the following wards of the City of Westminster:

The constituency also included "the part of the Charing Cross Ward which lies to the south and west of a line drawn from the ward boundary at the centre of Wellington Arch, along the middle of Constitution Hill, thence along the middle of the road to the north and east of the Queen Victoria Memorial, thence along the middle of Spur Road to boundary of St. Margaret Ward". This area included the remainder of the grounds of Buckingham Palace which were not in the Victoria Ward, but contained no electors.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1918 Walter Long Coalition Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1921 James Erskine Anti-Waste League and Independent Conservative 1921-1923, Conservative 1923-1929
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1929 Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt. Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Alfred Duff Cooper Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 Hon. Arthur Howard Conservative
1950 constituency abolished

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