Holmfirth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Holmfirth constituency
Created:	1885
Abolished:	1918
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

Holmfirth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, MP elected by the first past the post system.

Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 5 References

[edit] History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Henry Wilson	Liberal
	1912	Sydney Arnold	Liberal
1918		constituency abolished

[edit] Elections

[edit] References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.