East Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Norfolk
constituency
Created: 1832
Abolished: 1950
Type: House of Commons
Members: two to 1868, then one

East Norfolk was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Norfolk. It returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, when its representation was reduced to one member.

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[edit] History

The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 1832-1868

Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1832 William Howe Windham George Keppel
1835 Edmond Wodehouse Horatio Walpole
1837 Henry Negus Burroughs
1855 Sir Henry Josias Stracey
1857 Charles Ashe Windham Sir Edward North Buxton
1858 Wenman Clarence Walpole Coke
1859 Edward Howes
1865 Clare Sewell Read
1868 reduced to one member

[edit] 1868-1950

Election Member Party
1868 reduced to one member
1868 Edward Howes
1885 Sir Edward Birkbeck
1892 Sir Robert John Price
1918 Michael Falcon Coalition Conservative
1923 Hugh Seely Liberal
1924 Sir Reginald James Neville Neville Conservative
1929 William Lygon, Viscount Elmley Liberal
1931 National Liberal
1939 Frank Medlicott National Liberal and Conservative
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] Elections

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