South Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)

South Somerset
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)1918 (1918)
Number of members one

South Somerset was a county constituency in the county of Somerset, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

It was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Viscount Kilcoursie Liberal
1892 Edward Strachey Liberal
1911 by-election Aubrey Herbert Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

References