The newly elected British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak represented ____…
2022
The newly elected British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak represented ____ Parliamentary Constituency for House of Commons.
- A.
South Norfolk
- B.
Richmond (Yorks)
- C.
North Norfolk
- D.
North West Norfolk
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A member of the UK House of Commons is elected from one geographic parliamentary constituency, and on becoming Prime Minister an MP continues to hold and represent that same constituency seat. So the constituency a PM 'represents' is simply the seat they were elected to and still hold.
Application
Rishi Sunak was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015 as the MP for Richmond (Yorks), a constituency in North Yorkshire. He was holding that very seat when he became Prime Minister in October 2022, so the constituency he represented as PM is Richmond (Yorks).
Cross-check
The other names offered are all Norfolk constituencies in eastern England, unconnected to Sunak:
South Norfolk — a Norfolk seat, not in North Yorkshire and never held by Sunak.
North Norfolk — another Norfolk seat, geographically and politically distinct from his constituency.
North West Norfolk — a further Norfolk seat, not associated with Sunak.