West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
| West Norfolk | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Number of members | two |
West Norfolk or Norfolk Western (formally the "Western division of Norfolk") was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
Boundaries
The Hundreds of Freebridge Marshland, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Clackclose, Brothercross, Gallow, Holt, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Grimshoe, North Greenhoe, Wayland, Shropham, Guiltcross, and Mitford.
Members of Parliament
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Sir William Ffolkes, Bt | Sir Jacob Astley, Bt | ||||
| 1837 | William Bagge | Conservative | William Chute | |||
| 1847 | Hon. Edward Coke | |||||
| 1852 | George Bentinck | Conservative | ||||
| 1857 | John Brampton Gurdon | |||||
| 1865 | Sir William Bagge, Bt | Conservative | Hon. Thomas de Grey | Conservative | ||
| 1871 by-election | George Bentinck | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | William Tyssen-Amherst | Conservative | ||||
| 1884 by-election | Clare Sewell Read | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member | |||||
References
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