- North Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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For the constituency in the north of Northampton, see Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency).
North Northamptonshire Former County constituency for the House of Commons County Northamptonshire 1832–1918 Number of members 1832–1885: Two
1885–1918: OneCreated from Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Boundaries
The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was merged into Peterborough.
Members of Parliament
From 1832 until 1885, the constituency returned two Members of Parliament elected by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with effect from the 1885 general election, its area was reduced and representation reduced to one member, elected by the first past the post voting system.
1832 - 1885
Year Senior Member (1) Party Junior Member (2) Party 1832 Viscount Milton Whig Lord Brudenell Tory (then Conservative) 1833 Lord Brudenell Conservative Viscount Milton Whig 1835 Lord Brudenell Conservative Thomas Philip Maunsell Conservative 1837 Thomas Philip Maunsell Conservative Viscount Maidstone Conservative 1841 Thomas Philip Maunsell Conservative Augustus Stafford Conservative 1857 George Ward Hunt Conservative Lord Burghley Conservative 1867 George Ward Hunt Conservative Sackville Stopford-Sackville Conservative 1877 Sackville Stopford-Sackville Conservative Lord Burghley Conservative 1880 Lord Burghley Conservative Hon. Charles Spencer Liberal (1) Refers to the longest-serving member for North Northamptonshire at that time.
(2) Refers to the shortest-serving member for North Northamptonshire at that time.1885 - 1918
Election Member Party 1885 Lord Burghley Conservative 1895 Edward Philip Monckton Conservative 1900 Sackville Stopford-Sackville Conservative 1906 George Nicholls Liberal 1910 Henry Brassey Conservative 1918 constituency abolished Election results
December 1910 General Election: Northamptonshire North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Henry Brassey 5,272 55.5 Liberal J Rennie Wilkinson 4,221 44.5 Majority 1,051 11.0 Conservative hold Swing References
See also
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1832
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
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