Harrogate (UK Parliament constituency)

Harrogate
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Major settlementsHarrogate and Knaresborough
19501997
SeatsOne
Created fromRipon
Replaced byHarrogate and Knaresborough

Harrogate (/ˈhærəɡət, -ɡt, -ɡɪt/ HARR-ə-gət, -gayt, -ghit) was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. As with all constituencies, the constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was renamed Harrogate and Knaresborough in 1997.