East Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Created from | South Staffordshire |
East Staffordshire or Staffordshire East (formally the Eastern division of Staffordshire) was a county constituency in the county of Staffordshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
History
The constituency was first created by the Second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
Boundaries
1868-1885: The Hundreds of Offlow (North) and Offlow (South) (excluding the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield), and the parish of Rushall.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Michael Arthur Bass | Liberal | John Robinson McClean | Liberal Party | ||
| 1873 by-election | Samuel Charles Allsopp | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | Henry Samuel Wiggin | Liberal | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
References
- ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867." (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ↑ "The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 31 & 32 Victoria, 1867-8. The Boundary Act, 1868.". London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1868. pp. 119–166. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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