Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 20 March 1935.
Mr Robert Hudson
, Southport
I could not accept that explanation. The facts are that the alien in question did not want to go to the firm in the hon. Member's Constituency and left no address so that the firm could not trace him.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent