East Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Staffordshire
County constituency
Created: 1868
Abolished: 1885
Type: House of Commons
Members: two

East Staffordshire or Staffordshire East (formally the Eastern division of Staffordshire) was a county constituency in the county of Staffordshire. It returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

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[edit] History

The constituency was first created by the Second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

[edit] Boundaries


[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 1868-1885

Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1868 Michael Arthur Bass Liberal John Robinson McClean
1873 Samuel Charles Allsopp Conservative
1880 Henry Samuel Wiggin
1885 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results


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