South Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
South Essex | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Essex |
1832–1885 | |
Number of members | Two |
Replaced by | South East Essex, Epping, West Ham North, West Ham South, Romford and Walthamstow |
Created from | Essex |
South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.
Boundaries
1832-1868: The Hundreds of Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Dengie, Harlow, Ongar, Rochford and Waltham, and the Liberty of Havering.[1]
1868-1885: The Hundreds of Becontree, Chafford, Barstable and Rochford, and the Liberty of Havering.[2]
History
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions.
Members of Parliament
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Robert Westley Hall Dare | Tory | Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Bt | Whig | ||
1834 | Conservative | |||||
1835 | Thomas William Bramston | Conservative | ||||
1836 by-election | George Palmer | Conservative | ||||
1847 | Sir Edward Buxton, Bt | Liberal | ||||
1852 | Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1857 | Richard Baker Wingfield-Baker | Liberal | ||||
1859 | John Watlington Perry Watlington | Conservative | ||||
1865 | Henry Selwin-Ibbetson | Conservative | Lord Eustace Cecil | Conservative | ||
1868 | Richard Baker Wingfield-Baker | Liberal | Andrew Johnston | Liberal | ||
1874 | Thomas Baring | Conservative | William Makins | Conservative | ||
1885 | Constituency divided |
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 387. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Preceded by Essex |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by South East Essex |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by Epping | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by West Ham North | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by West Ham South | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by Romford | |
UK Parliament constituency 1832–1885 |
Succeeded by Walthamstow |
- ↑ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament.". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867." (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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