Penrith (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Penrith
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1918
members = one

Penrith was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Penrith in Cumberland, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1885)

Elections

References

*Rayment