North East Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Lancashire County constituency
Created:	1868
Abolished:	1885
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	two

North East Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the Reform act of 1867, it was represented by two Members of Parliament.

The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, being divided into the single member divisions of Accrington, Darwen and Rossendale.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1868)

Election	1st Member		1st Party	2nd Member		2nd Party
1868		James Maden Holt	Conservative		John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie	Conservative
1880		Marquess of Hartington	Liberal		Frederick William Grafton	Liberal

• Constituency abolished (1885)

[edit] Elections

[edit] Sources

• Historical list of MPs