Mid Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
| Mid Surrey | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Surrey |
| 1868–1885 | |
| 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
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd 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 | |||||
References
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