East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1918 | |
| Number of members |
1832–1885: two; 1885–1918: one |
East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | William Congreve Russell | Liberal | Thomas Cookes | Liberal | ||
| 1835 | Edward Holland | Liberal | ||||
| 1837 | Sir Horace St Paul, Bt | Conservative | John Barneby | Conservative Party | ||
| 1841 | James Arthur Taylor | Conservative Party | ||||
| Jan. 1847 by-election | George Rushout-Bowes | Conservative | ||||
| Jul. 1847 | John Hodgetts-Foley | Liberal | ||||
| 1859 | Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Liberal | ||||
| 1861 by-election | Harry Vernon | Liberal | ||||
| Jun. 1868 by-election | Hon. Charles Lyttelton | Liberal | ||||
| Nov 1868 | Richard Amphlett | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | Henry Allsopp | Conservative | Thomas Eades Walker | Conservative | ||
| 1880 | William Henry Gladstone | Liberal | George Hastings | Liberal | ||
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member | |||||
MPs 1885–1918
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | George Hastings | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1892 by-election | Austen Chamberlain | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1912 | Conservative | ||
| 1914 by-election | Frederick Leverton Harris | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 484–485. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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