County constituency
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A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. County constituencies are the successors to the historic parliamentary divisions of counties.
Candidates in these constituencies are allowed higher expenses than those in Borough Constituencies (or Burgh constituencies in Scotland), as they need to travel more. Expenses are not reimbursed by the state; these are the maximum allowances that can be spent by the candidate on electioneering.
- For House of Commons elections, the allowance is £7,150 and 7p per elector.
- For Northern Ireland Assembly elections, the allowance is £5,483 and 6.2p per elector.
- For Scottish Parliament elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 6.5p per elector.
- For Welsh Assembly elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 6.5p per elector.
- For by-elections, the allowance is always £100,000.
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