Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Houghton-le-Spring County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Houghton-le-Spring was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983.
Centred on the town of Houghton-le-Spring in Sunderland, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was abolished in 1983, and replaced by the new constituency of Houghton and Washington.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | John Wilson | Liberal-Labour | |
| 1886 | Nicholas Wood | ||
| 1892 | Henry Thomas Fenwick | ||
| 1895 | Robert Cameron | Liberal | |
| 1913 by-election | Thomas Edward Wing | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Robert Richardson | Labour | |
| 1931 | Robert Chapman | Conservative | |
| 1935 | William Joseph Stewart | Labour | |
| 1945 | William Reid Blyton | Labour | |
| 1964 | Thomas William Urwin | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
