North Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| North Northamptonshire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | two until 1885, then one |
North Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1885, when its area was reduced and its representation was reduced to one member.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1832-1885
Below lists each time the pair of representatives for North Northamptonshire changed over the course of its existence.
| Year | Senior Member* | Party | Junior Member** | Party |
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| 1832 | Viscount Milton | Whig | Lord Brudenell | Tory (then Conservative) |
| 1833 | Lord Brudenell | Conservative | Viscount Milton | Whig |
| 1835 | Lord Brudenell | Conservative | Thomas Philip Maunsell | Conservative |
| 1837 | Thomas Philip Maunsell | Conservative | Viscount Maidstone | Conservative |
| 1841 | Thomas Philip Maunsell | Conservative | Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford | Conservative |
| 1857 | George Ward Hunt | Conservative | Lord Burghley | Conservative |
| 1867 | George Ward Hunt | Conservative | Sackville George Stopford-Sackville | Conservative |
| 1877 | Sackville George Stopford-Sackville | Conservative | Lord Burghley | Conservative |
| 1880 | Lord Burghley | Conservative | Hon Charles Robert Spencer | Liberal |
"*" Refers to the longer-serving member for North Northamptonshire at a particular time. "**" Refers to the shorter-serving member for North Northamptonshire at a particular time.
[edit] MPs 1885-1918
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Lord Burghley | ||
| 1895 | Edward Philip Monckton | ||
| 1900 | Sackville George Stopford-Sackville | ||
| 1906 | George Nicholls | ||
| 1910 | Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, later Baron Brassey | ||
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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