Rotherhithe (UK Parliament constituency)
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Rotherhithe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rotherhithe district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Edward Hamilton | Conservative | |
| 1892 | John Cumming McDona | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm | Liberal | |
| 1918 | John Rolleston Lort-Williams | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1923 | Benjamin Smith | Labour | |
| 1931 | Norah Cecil Runge | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Benjamin Smith | Labour | |
| 1946 | Robert Joseph Mellish | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
