constituency

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English constituent English -ency English constituency From constituent + -ency.

1. 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.”

2. The voters within such a district.
3. The residents of such a district.
4. The voters of a candidate.
5. An interest group or fan base.