East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Cheshire | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Cheshire |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Created from | North Cheshire and South Cheshire |
East Cheshire was parliamentary constituency which returned two Member of Parliament (MP)s to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
History
It was created upon the abolition of North Cheshire and South Cheshire in 1868 and the redivision of Cheshire into East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Mid Cheshire and Stalybridge. In 1885, the first three of these were abolished and re-divided into eight constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
Members of Parliament
| Election[1][2] | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Edward Christopher Egerton | Conservative | William John Legh | Conservative | ||
| 1869 by-election | William Cunliffe Brooks | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
Elections
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See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 359. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.