Constituencies of Interest
Constituencies of Interest are constituencies deemed to be of significant historical and cultural interest, and are preserved for the use of the Member of Parliament connected to them, as per the conditions laid out in the Constituency Legacy Act 2024.
In order for a normal constituency to be considered a Constituency of Interest, the MP must have either served as an MP of that constituency for six sessions of Parliament; served as Prime Minister; or have recieved a special authorisation from the Election Commission, if the constituency is still deemed of significant personal value and heritage but does not meet one of the two previously mentioned criteria.
Constituencies of Interest may only be represented by the Member of Parliament they are first represented by (once they have become Constituencies of Interest), and prospective Parliamentary candidates seeking to run for the contituency must first recieve the express permission of the MP in question. While Constituencies of Interest of departed or deceased citizens are still noted in the records, they are not subject to the same restrictions.
There are 12 active Constituencies of Interest, belonging to 10 citizens. Two citizens, August Carew (Stirling; County Clare) and Charles Wright (Cambridge; Orkney and Shetland), have multiple constituencies listed. The oldest Constituency of Interest is Brecon and Radnorshire, the constituency of James Stephenson - it is also the premier Constituency of Interest of Wales. For Canada, that honour goes to Vancouver Centre. England's is York Central, Scotland's is Glasgow Central, and Ireland's is County Clare. Only one citizen has a constituency of interest solely on the basis of long service, that being Llywellyn Evans-Jones.
List of Constituencies of Interest
Active Constituencies of Interest
Below are the current Constituencies of Interest with protected status. All pre-dated Constituencies of Interest were inducted upon the Constituency Legacy Act recieving Royal Assent on 2 December 2024, with the original date of the acts' requirements being met stated in the Notes section.
| Constituency | Member | Reasoning | Induction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecon and Radnorshire | James Stephenson | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 14 August 2020 |
| York Central | James Forsyte | Served as Prime Minister, Six sessions in Parliament | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 20 June 2021 |
| Vancouver Centre | Sirch Somerset | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 23 April 2022 |
| Cambridge | Charles Wright | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 9 July 2022 |
| Glasgow Central | Matthew Somerset | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 7 October 2022 |
| Stirling | August Carew | Served as Prime Minister, Six sessions in Parliament | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 21 September 2023 |
| Kensington | William Somerset | Served as Prime Minister, Six sessions in Parliament | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 21 November 2023 |
| East Devon | Thomas Carew | Served as Prime Minister, Six sessions in Parliament | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 5 March 2024 |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Llywellyn Evans-Jones | Six sessions in Parliament | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 1 July 2024 |
| Tavistock | Josephine Carew | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 1 July 2024 |
| County Clare | August Carew | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 8 October 2024 |
| Orkney and Shetland | Charles Wright | Served as Prime Minister | 2 December 2024 | Requirement met 9 November 2024 |