- Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)
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Norwich Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Norfolk Major settlements Norwich 1298 –1950 Number of members Two Replaced by Norwich North and Norwich South Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Consisting of the city of Norwich in Norfolk, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
It was replaced by two new single-member constituencies, Norwich North and Norwich South.
Contents
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
MPs 1298–1660
Year First member Second member 1386 Walter Niche Walter Bixton [1] 1388 (Feb) William Appleyard Walter Bixton [1] 1388 (Sep) John Moulton Walter Bixton [1] 1390 (Jan) Henry Limner Walter Bixton [1] 1390 (Nov) William Appleyard Thomas Gerard [1] 1391 Walter Bixton Thomas Gerard [1] 1393 John Moulton William Everard [1] 1394 Henry Limner William Everard [1] 1395 William Appleyard Thomas Gerard [1] 1397 (Jan) William Appleyard Henry Limner [1] 1397 (Sep) Walter Bixton Richard White I [1] 1399 Henry Limner Roger Blickling [1] 1401 Edmund Warner Walter Eaton [1] 1402 William Appleyard William Crakeford [1] 1404 (Jan) William Everard Walter Eaton [1] 1404 (Oct) 1406 Walter Eaton John Alderford [1] 1407 Walter Eaton Robert Dunston [1] 1410 Robert Dunston William Ampulford [1] 1411 Bartholomew Appleyard Thomas Gerard [1] 1413 (Feb) John Alderford Bartholomew Appleyard [1] 1413 (May) William Sedman John Bixley [1] 1414 (Apr) Robert Brasier John Alderford [1] 1414 (Nov) William Sedman Richard Purdance [1] 1415 John Bixley Robert Dunston [1] 1416 (Mar) Henry Rafman William Sedman [1] 1416 (Oct) William Appleyard John Bixley [1] 1417 Robert Brasier Robert Dunston [1] 1419 William Appleyard John Bixley [1] 1420 Robert Baxter Robert Dunston [1] 1421 (May) Robert Baxter Robert Dunston [1] 1421 (Dec) Henry Piking Robert Dunston [1] 1510 ? 1512 Robert Harydance John Clerke I[2] 1515 ? 1523 ? 1529 Edward Rede Reginald Lytilprowe [2] 1536 ?John Corbet II ? [2] 1539 John Godsalve [2] 1542 William Rogers ?John Godsalve [2] 1545 Robert Rugge Richard Catlyn [2] 1547 Augustine Steward Richard Catlyn [2] 1553 (Mar) Thomas Marsham Alexander Mather [2] 1553 (Oct) Thomas Gawdy I Richard Catlyn [2] 1554 (Apr) Henry Ward John Ball [2] 1554 (Nov) John Corbet II Alexander Mather [2] 1555 John Aldrich Thomas Grey [2] 1558 Sir Thomas Gawdy Thomas Sotherton [2] 1559 Sir William Woodhouse Thomas Sotherton I[3] 1562/3 Robert Michell, died
and repl. 1566 by John BlennerhassettThomas Parker 1571 John Blennerhassett Robert Suckling [3] 1572 John Aldrich Thomas Beaumont, sick
and repl. 1581 by Edward Flowerdew [3]1584 Christopher Layer Simon Bowde [3] 1586 Robert Suckling Thomas Layer [3] 1588 Francis Rugge Thomas Gleane [3] 1593 Robert Houghton Robert Yarham [3] 1597 Christopher Layer Thomas Sotherton II [3] 1601 Alexander Thurston John Pettus [3] 1604–1611 Sir Henry Hobart John Pettus 1614 Thomas Herne Rice Gwyn 1621–1622 Richard Rosse William Denny 1624 William Denny Sir Thomas Hyrne 1625 William Denny Sir Thomas Hyrne 1626 Sir John Suckling Sir Thomas Hyrne 1628 Sir Peter Gleane Robert Debenham 1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned MPs 1640–1950
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party April 1640 Thomas Tooley Thomas Atkins November 1640 Richard Harman Parliamentarian Richard Catelyn Royalist January 1644 Catelyn disabled from sitting - seat vacant 1645 Erasmus Earle 1646 Thomas Atkins 1653 Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament 1654 Bernard Church John Hobart 1656 January 1659 William Barnham May 1659 Thomas Atkins One seat vacant April 1660 William Barnham Thomas Rant 1661 Christopher Jay Francis Corie Feb 1678 Lord Paston May 1678 Augustine Briggs 1685 Robert Paston Sir Neville Catelyn Tory 1689 Thomas Blofield Tory 1690 Hugh Bokenham 1694 John Ward 1695 Francis Gardiner 1698 Robert Davy 1701 Edward Clarke Country Whig 1702 Thomas Blofield Tory 1703 Thomas Palgrave 1705 Waller Bacon John Chambers 1710 Robert Bene Richard Berney 1715 Waller Bacon Robert Britiffe 1734 Horatio Walpole Whig 1735 by-election Thomas Vere 1747 Lord Hobart June 1756 by-election Edward Bacon December 1756 by-election (Sir) Harbord Harbord 1784 William Windham Whig 1786 by-election Hon. Henry Hobart 1799 by-election John Frere 1802 Robert Fellowes William Smith Radical 1806 John Patteson Tory 1807 William Smith Radical 1812 Charles Harvey 1818 Richard Hanbury Gurney 1826 Jonathan Peel Tory 1830 Robert Grant Whig Richard Hanbury Gurney 1832 Viscount Stormont Conservative Sir James Scarlett Conservative 1835 Hon. Robert Campbell Scarlett [4] Conservative 1837 Marquess of Douro Conservative 1838 [4] Benjamin Smith Whig 1847 Samuel Morton Peto Whig 1852 Edward Warner Whig 1854 by-election Sir Samuel Bignold Conservative 1857 Henry William Schneider Whig Viscount Bury Whig 1859 [5] Liberal Liberal 1860 by-election Edward Warner Liberal Sir William Russell, Bt Liberal 1868 Sir Henry Stracey [6] Conservative 1870 by-election Jacob Henry Tillett [7] Liberal 1871 by-election Jeremiah James Colman Liberal 1874 John Walter Huddleston Conservative 1875 by-election Jacob Henry Tillett [8] Liberal 1885 (Sir) Harry Bullard [9] Conservative 1886 by-election (Sir) Samuel Hoare [10] Conservative 1895 Sir Harry Bullard Conservative 1904 by-election Louis John Tillett Liberal 1906 George Henry Roberts Labour Jan 1910 Sir Frederick Low Liberal 1915 by-election Edward Hilton Young Liberal 1922 National Liberal Liberal 1923 Walter Robert Smith Labour Dorothy Jewson Labour 1924 Edward Hilton Young Liberal James Griffyth Fairfax Conservative 1926 Conservative 1929 Walter Robert Smith Labour Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare Liberal 1931 George Albert Hartland Conservative Liberal National 1935 Henry George Strauss Conservative 1945 Lucy Edith Pelham Noel-Buxton Labour John Paton Labour 1950 constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South Notes
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- ^ a b Scarlett was initially declared re-elected in 1837, but on petition his election was declared void and his opponent, Smith, was seated in his place after scrutiny of the votes
- ^ On petition, the result of the 1859 general election was declared void, as was that of a subsequent by-election in which Viscount Bury (who had been found guilty of bribery) had been re-elected, and a writ for a new election was issued
- ^ Stracey's election was declared void, the writ for the constituency was suspended and a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate allegations of corruption. After its report, a writ for a by-election was issued in 1870.
- ^ On petition, Tillett's election was declared void and a new election was held.
- ^ Tillett's election was declared void, the writ for the constituency was suspended and a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate allegations of corruption. The seat remained vacant until the next general election, when Tillett was re-elected.
- ^ On petition, Bullard's election was declared void and a by-election was held
- ^ Created a baronet, August 1899
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Norwich[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lucy Noel-Buxton 31,553 27.9 N/A Labour John Paton 31,229 27.7 N/A Liberal National Geoffrey Shakespeare 25,945 23.0 Conservative Henry Strauss 24,225 21.5 Majority 5,284 6.2 Turnout 72.7 Labour gain from Liberal National Swing Labour gain from Conservative Swing Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1935: Norwich[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Geoffrey Shakespeare 36,039 Conservative Henry Strauss 34,182 Labour William George Glenvil Hall 24,670 Labour C. J. Kelly 22,055 Ind. Labour Party Fenner Brockway 6,737 Majority Turnout Liberal National hold Swing Conservative hold Swing General Election 1931: Norwich[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Geoffrey Shakespeare 40,925 Conservative George Albert Hartland 38,883 Labour Walter Robert Smith 28,295 Labour Dorothy Jewson 26,537 Majority Turnout Liberal National hold Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1929: Norwich[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Geoffrey Shakespeare 33,974 Labour Walter Robert Smith 33,690 Labour Dorothy Jewson 31,040 Conservative James Griffyth Fairfax 30,793 Majority Turnout Labour gain from Conservative Swing General Election 1924: Norwich[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Edward Hilton Young 28,842 Conservative James Griffyth Fairfax 28,529 Labour Walter Robert Smith 23,808 Labour Dorothy Jewson 22,931 Majority Turnout Liberal gain from Labour Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing General Election 1923: Norwich[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Walter Robert Smith 20,077 Labour Dorothy Jewson 19,304 Liberal Edward Hilton Young 16,222 Conservative George Henry Roberts 14,749 Liberal H. J. Copeman 13,180 Conservative H. D. Swan 12,713 Majority Turnout Labour gain from National Liberal Swing Labour gain from National Liberal Swing General Election 1922: Party Candidate Votes % ±% National Liberal George Henry Roberts 31,167 33.7 National Liberal Edward Hilton Young 31,151 33.7 Labour H E Witard 15,609 16.9 Labour G F Johnson 14,490 15.7 Majority 15,558 16.8 Majority 15,542 16.8 Turnout 76.8 National Liberal gain from Labour Swing National Liberal hold Swing References
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Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1298
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
- Politics of Norwich
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