Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Portsmouth Central Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Portsmouth Central was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. 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.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, when the Representation of the People Act 1918 divided the two-member Portsmouth constituency into three new constituencies; North, South and Central. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Sir Thomas Arthur Bramsdon | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Frank John Privett | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Sir Thomas Arthur Bramsdon | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Sir Harry Seymour Foster | Conservative | |
| 1929 | William George Glenvil Hall | Labour | |
| 1931 | Ralph Edward Blackett Beaumont | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Julian Ward Snow | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
