East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| East Worcestershire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | 1832–1885: two; 1885–1918: one |
East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1832-1885
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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| 1832 | William Congreve Russell | Thomas Henry Cookes | ||||
| 1835 | Edward Holland | |||||
| 1837 | Sir Horace St Paul, Bt | John Barneby | ||||
| 1841 | James Arthur Taylor | |||||
| Jan. 1847 by-election | George Rushout-Bowes | |||||
| Jul. 1847 | John Hodgetts Hodgetts-Foley | |||||
| 1859 | Frederick Gough-Calthorpe | Liberal | ||||
| 1861 by-election | Harry Foley Vernon | |||||
| Jun. 1868 by-election | Charles, Lord Lyttelton | Liberal | ||||
| Nov 1868 | Richard Paul Amphlett | |||||
| 1874 | Henry Allsopp | Thomas Eades Walker | ||||
| 1880 | William Henry Gladstone | Liberal | George Woodyatt Hastings | |||
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member | |||||
[edit] MPs 1885-1918
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | George Woodyatt Hastings | ||
| 1892 by-election | Joseph Austen Chamberlain | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1914 by-election | Frederick Leverton Harris | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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