constituency

Etymology

constituent + -ency

noun

1. (politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
   John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
   The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize. December 14, 2011, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian
   This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a "clear-cut sackable offence". May 31 2023, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25
2. (collective) The voters within such a district.
3. (collective) The residents of such a district.
4. (collective) The voters of a candidate.
5. An interest group or fan base.