| Tavistock | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–February 1974 | |
| Seats | one |
| Replaced by | West Devon |
| 1330–1885 | |
| Seats | two (1330–1868), one (1868–1885) |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Tavistock was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Devon between 1330 and 1974. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the town of Tavistock; it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, when its representation was reduced to one member. From 1885, the name was transferred to a single-member county constituency covering a much larger area. (Between 1885 and 1918, the constituency had the alternative name of West Devon.)
The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new West Devon constituency.