Mid Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Surrey
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Surrey
18681885
Number of members Two
Replaced by Chertsey, Epsom, Guildford, Kingston, Reigate and Wimbledon
Created from East Surrey and West Surrey

Mid Surrey was a county constituency in Surrey, England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

History

The constituency was created under the Second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was replaced by six new single-member constituencies: Chertsey, Epsom, Guildford, Kingston, Reigate and Wimbledon.

Members of Parliament

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1868 Sir Henry Peek Conservative William Brodrick Conservative
1870 by-election Richard Baggallay Conservative
1875 by-election Sir James John Trevor Lawrence, Bt. Conservative
1884 by-election Sir John Whittaker Ellis, Bt. Conservative
1885 constituency abolished: see Chertsey, Epsom, Guildford, Kingston, Reigate and Wimbledon

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