Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Chester-le-Street County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Chester-le-Street was a county constituency centred on the town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Sir James Joicey | Liberal | |
| 1906 | John Wilkinson Taylor | Labour | |
| 1919 by-election | John James Lawson | Labour | |
| 1950 | Patrick Bartley | Labour | |
| 1956 by-election | Norman Pentland | Labour | |
| 1973 by-election | Giles Heneage Radice | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
