- King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = King's Lynn
Type = Borough
Year = 1298
Abolition = 1918
members = two (1298-1885), one (1885-1918)UK former constituency infobox
Name = Norfolk, King's Lynn
Type = County
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1974
members = oneKing's Lynn was a constituency in
Norfolk , which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was aparliamentary borough , after which the name was transferred to acounty constituency . It was abolished for the February 1974 general election.Robert Walpole , the first Prime Minister, was one of the constituency's two MPs for almost the entirety of his Commons career, from 1702 until 1742.Boundaries
Members of Parliament
1298-1640
* 1555: Sir Nicholas L'Estrange
* 1559: Thomas Hogan
* 1563-1567:Richard L'Estrange
* 1563-1577: (Sir) Robert Bell
* 1580-1581: John Peyton
* 1601: Sir Robert Mansell
* 1604-1611:Thomas Oxburgh
* 1604-1611:Robert Hitcham
* 1621-1622:Matthew Clerke
* 1621-1622: John Wallis1640-1832
1885-1974
Notes
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
Election box begin
title=King's Lynn by-election, 1943 Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lord Fermoy
votes = 10,696
percentage = 54.2
change = +4.2Election box candidate
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Frederick Wise
votes = 9,027
percentage = 45.8
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 1,669
percentage = 8.4
change = −7.1Election box turnout
votes = 9,723
percentage = 39.8
change = −31.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
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