| Horncastle | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | East Lindsey and Gainsborough |
| Created from | Mid Lincolnshire |
Horncastle was a county constituency in Lincolnshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. MPs were elected by the first past the post system of voting.
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and first used for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Contents |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Stanhope | Conservative | |
| 1894 by-election | Lord Willoughby de Eresby | Conservative | |
| 1911 by-election | Archibald Weigall | Conservative | |
| 1920 by-election | Stafford Hotchkin | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Samuel Pattinson | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Henry Haslam | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Sir John Maitland | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Peter Tapsell | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||