- West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
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West Norfolk Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1832 –1885 Number of members two West Norfolk or Norfolk Western (formally the "Western division of Norfolk") was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party 1832 Sir William Ffolkes, Bt Sir Jacob Astley, Bt 1837 William Bagge Conservative William Chute 1847 Hon. Edward Coke 1852 George Bentinck Conservative 1857 John Brampton Gurdon 1865 Sir William Bagge, Bt Conservative Hon. Thomas de Grey Conservative 1871 by-election George Bentinck Conservative 1880 William Tyssen-Amherst Conservative 1884 by-election Clare Sewell Read Conservative 1885 representation reduced to one member Election results
References
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1832
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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