- East Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
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East Norfolk Former County constituency for the House of Commons County Norfolk 1885–1950 Number of members One 1832–1868 Number of members Two Replaced by North Norfolk and South Norfolk Created from Norfolk East Norfolk was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Norfolk. It returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868. Another Eastern division was created in 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member. That constituency was abolished in 1950.
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History
The constituency was first created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1868 general election. In that period the historic county of Norfolk was split into two divisions - this one and West Norfolk. Each division returned two members.
From 1868 to 1885 the Norfolk county divisions were reorganised into North Norfolk, South Norfolk and West Norfolk. Each of these three divisions returned two members.
From the 1885 redistribution the two member county divisions were replaced with single member constituencies. The second version of this constituency was one of the single member seats. It continued to exist until the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
1832-1868
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party 1832 William Howe Windham Liberal Hon. George Keppel Liberal 1835 Edmond Wodehouse Conservative Lord Walpole Conservative 1837 Henry Burroughs Conservative 1855 Sir Henry Stracey, Bt Conservative 1857 Charles Ashe Windham Conservative Sir Edward Buxton, Bt Liberal 1858 Hon. Wenman Coke Liberal 1859 Edward Howes Conservative 1865 Clare Sewell Read Conservative 1868 abolished 1885-1950
Election Member Party 1885 re-created but reduced to one member 1885 Sir Edward Birkbeck, Bt Conservative 1892 Sir Robert John Price Liberal 1918 Michael Falcon Coalition Conservative 1923 Hugh Seely Liberal 1924 Reginald Neville Conservative 1929 Viscount Elmley Liberal 1931 National Liberal 1939 by-election Frank Medlicott National Liberal and Conservative 1950 constituency abolished Election results
Elections in the 1930s
East Norfolk by-election, 26th January 1939 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Frank Medlicott 18,257 62.9 −5.9 Labour N.R. Tillett 10,785 37.1 +5.9 Majority 7,472 25.8 −11.8 Turnout 29,042 53.1 −13.7 Liberal National hold Swing −5.9 Elections in the 1940s
General Election, 1945: Norfolk East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Frank Medlicott 23,307 55.8 −7.1 Labour N.R. Tillett 18,467 44.2 +7.1 Majority 4,840 11.8 −14.2 Turnout 41,774 68.9 +15.8 Liberal National hold Swing −7.1 References
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977)
- Craig, F W S (1983) [1969]. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). London: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1832
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1868
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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