Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)
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Lancaster was a constituency
of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
then of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster
in north-west England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament
until the constituency was disenfranchised for corruption in 1867.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
, Lancaster was re-established for the 1885 general election
as a county constituency. It then returned one Member of Parliament
to the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, with elections held under the first-past-the-post
system. This constituency in turn was abolished when it was largely replaced by the new Lancaster and Wyre constituency for the 1997 general election
.
Representation was reduced during the protectorate: Lancaster was not represented in the Barebones Parliament and sent only one Member to the first and second Protectorate Parliaments.
The two Member constituency was disenfranchised in 1867 for corruption and representation not restored until 1885 as a one Member constituency. The constituency was finally abolished in 1997 and replaced by the constituency of Lancaster and Wyre
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons
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of the Parliament of England
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then of the Parliament of Great Britain
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from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
in north-west England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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until the constituency was disenfranchised for corruption in 1867.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
, Lancaster was re-established for the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
as a county constituency. It then returned one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, with elections held under the first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...
system. This constituency in turn was abolished when it was largely replaced by the new Lancaster and Wyre constituency for the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
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History
Lancaster returned Members to Parliament between 1295 and 1331 but is not known to have done so again, on the grounds of the poverty of the town's burgesses, until the election of William Banester in 1523.Representation was reduced during the protectorate: Lancaster was not represented in the Barebones Parliament and sent only one Member to the first and second Protectorate Parliaments.
The two Member constituency was disenfranchised in 1867 for corruption and representation not restored until 1885 as a one Member constituency. The constituency was finally abolished in 1997 and replaced by the constituency of Lancaster and Wyre
1295-1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
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| 1523 | William Banester | ?Lawrence Starkey |
| 1529 | Lawrence Starkey | Richard Southworth |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | Sir John Baker | Sir Nicholas Hare Nicholas Hare Sir Nicholas Hare of Bruisyard, Suffolk was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1539-1540.He was born the eldest son of John Hare of Homersfield, Suffolk, educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and admitted to the Inner Temple in 1515... |
| 1547 | Sir Thomas Chaloner | Stephen Vaughan died and repl. by Jan 1552 by William Ward |
| 1553 (Mar) | John Caryll | Thomas Carus Thomas Carus Sir Thomas Carus SL was an English barrister and judge who served as a Justice of the Queen's Bench.Born to William Carus and Isabel Leyburn of Westmorland, he joined the Middle Temple in the 1530s and became Member of Parliament for Wigan in 1547... |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Thomas Tresham Thomas Tresham I Sir Thomas Tresham was a leading Catholic politician during the middle of the Tudor dynasty in England.The eldest son of John Tresham of Rushton, Northamptonshire, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Harrington, of Hornby, Lancashire, he married Mary Parr, youngest daughter and co-heir of William... |
Thomas Carus Thomas Carus Sir Thomas Carus SL was an English barrister and judge who served as a Justice of the Queen's Bench.Born to William Carus and Isabel Leyburn of Westmorland, he joined the Middle Temple in the 1530s and became Member of Parliament for Wigan in 1547... |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Heywood | George Felton |
| 1554 (Nov) | Richard Baker | Richard Weston |
| 1555 | Thomas Carus Thomas Carus Sir Thomas Carus SL was an English barrister and judge who served as a Justice of the Queen's Bench.Born to William Carus and Isabel Leyburn of Westmorland, he joined the Middle Temple in the 1530s and became Member of Parliament for Wigan in 1547... |
Thomas Hungate |
| 1558 | Sir Clement Heigham | William Rice |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Thomas Benger Thomas Benger Sir Thomas Benger Master of the Revels succeeded Sir Thomas Cawarden as Elizabeth I's Master of the Revels on 18 January, 1560. He served until 1572 when it appears Sir Thomas Blagrave stepped in. Benger was considered to be an ineffectual master of the revels, purely on account that a charter for... |
William Fleetwood William Fleetwood (MP for Lancaster) William Fleetwood was an English lawyer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1559-1567 and for London 1572–1592... |
| 1562/1563 | John Hales | William Fleetwood William Fleetwood (MP for Lancaster) William Fleetwood was an English lawyer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1559-1567 and for London 1572–1592... |
| 1571 | Henry Sadler | Miles Sandys Miles Sandys Miles Sandys was an English courtier and Member of Parliament who sat in every Parliament from 1563 to 1597 yet never represented the same constituency twice. Sandys was the brother of the Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys, and an influential crown official, working in the Court of Queen's Bench and... |
| 1572 | Thomas Sadler | Henry Sadler |
| 1584 (Nov) | Henry Sadler | Thomas Gerard Thomas Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard Thomas Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard was an English politician and peer. He was made Baron Gerard, Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire, president of the Council of Wales and the Marches and Lord Lieutenant of Wales.... |
| 1586 | Thomas Gerard Thomas Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard Thomas Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard was an English politician and peer. He was made Baron Gerard, Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire, president of the Council of Wales and the Marches and Lord Lieutenant of Wales.... |
Henry Sadler |
| 1588 | Roger Dalton | John Atherton |
| 1593 | John Preston | John Awdeley John Awdeley John Awdeley was an English politician. In 1593, he was the Member of Parliament for Lancaster.-References:... |
| 1597 (Oct) | Sir Thomas Hesketh | Edward Hubberd |
| 1601 (Oct) | Sir Jerome Bowes | Sir Carew Reynell |
| 1604 | Sir Thomas Hesketh, died and repl. 1605 by Sir Thomas Howard |
Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
| 1614 | Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
William Fanshawe William Fanshawe William Fanshawe was an English politician, several times Member of Parliament for Lancaster.-Life:He was the second son of Thomas Fanshawe, of Ware Park, Hertfordshire , by his second wife Joan, the daughter of Thomas "Customer" Smythe, of Ostenhanger.Fanshawe was Auditor for the Duchy of... |
| 1621 | Sir Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... |
Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
| 1624 | Sir Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... , sat for Leicester and repl. by John Selden John Selden John Selden was an English jurist and a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law... |
Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
| 1625 | Sir Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... |
Sir Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
| 1626 | Sir Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
Thomas Jermyn Thomas Jermyn (died 1659) Thomas Jermyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
| 1628 | Sir Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
Francis Bindlosse |
| 1629-1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640–1867
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
Roger Kirkby Roger Kirkby (Royalist) Roger Kirkby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Kirkby was the son of Roger Kirkby of Kirkby Ireleth in Lonsdale... |
John Harrison John Harrison (died 1669) Sir John Harrison was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe (of Jenkins) Thomas Fanshawe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626 and from 1640 to 1642.Fanshawe was the son of Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins, Barking, Essex. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1620 and matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1622, being awarded MA in... |
Royalist | John Harrison John Harrison (died 1669) Sir John Harrison was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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| September 1642 | Fanshawe disabled from sitting - seat vacant | |||||
| September 1643 | Harrison disabled from sitting - seat vacant | |||||
| 1645 | Thomas Fell Thomas Fell Thomas Fell , was vice-chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.Fell was born at Hawkeswell, near Ulverston. He was the son of George Fell, a gentleman of ancient Lancashire family. He was admitted student of Gray's Inn in 1623, called to the bar in 1631, and practised successfully for several years... |
Sir Robert Bindlosse | ||||
| December 1648 | Bindlosse excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | Lancaster was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... |
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| 1654 First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... |
Major Henry Porter Henry Porter (MP) Henry Porter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656.Porter was the eldest son of James Porter of Lancaster. He was a major in the service of the commonwealth. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in the First Protectorate Parliament... |
Lancaster had only one seat in the First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Henry Porter, junior Henry Porter (younger) Henry Porter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.Porter was the eldest son of Henry Porter of Lancaster. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in the First Protectorate Parliament.... |
Colonel William West William West (died 1670) William West was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1653 and 1660. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Thomas Fell Thomas Fell Thomas Fell , was vice-chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.Fell was born at Hawkeswell, near Ulverston. He was the son of George Fell, a gentleman of ancient Lancashire family. He was admitted student of Gray's Inn in 1623, called to the bar in 1631, and practised successfully for several years... |
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| April 1660 | Sir Gilbert Gerard Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1660... |
William West William West (died 1670) William West was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1653 and 1660. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1661 | Richard Kirkby Richard Kirkby Richard Kirkby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1681.Kirkby was the son of Roger Kirkby or Kirby of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire and his wife Agnes Lowther, sister of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet.Kirkby was a justice of the peace... |
Sir John Harrison John Harrison (died 1669) Sir John Harrison was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1669 | Richard Harrison | |||||
| 1679 | William Spencer | |||||
| 1685 | Roger Kirkby Roger Kirkby Colonel Roger Kirkby was an English soldier and politician, of Kirkby Ireleth in Lancashire, the eldest son of Richard Kirkby and his first wife Elizabeth Murray.... |
Henry Crispe | ||||
| January 1689 | Curwen Rawlinson | Thomas Preston | ||||
| November 1689 | Roger Kirkby Roger Kirkby Colonel Roger Kirkby was an English soldier and politician, of Kirkby Ireleth in Lancashire, the eldest son of Richard Kirkby and his first wife Elizabeth Murray.... |
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| 1697 | Fitton Gerard Fitton Gerard, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield Fitton Gerard, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield was a British peer, styled Hon. Fitton Gerard until 1701.He was the younger son of Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, and represented several constituencies, mostly in Lancashire, in the British House of Commons, before succeeding his brother Charles... |
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| 1698 | Robert Heysham | |||||
| 1702 | Sir William Lowther Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Marske Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner from Marske, Yorkshire. He was the eldest son of Anthony Lowther and Margaret Penn, daughter of Sir William Penn.On 15 June 1697, he was created a baronet.... |
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| 1705 | William Heysham | |||||
| 1715 | Dodding Bradyll | |||||
| 1716 | William Heysham, junior | |||||
| 1722 | Sir Thomas Lowther Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner, dwelling at Marske Hall, Yorkshire. He was the only son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet and Catherine Preston.... |
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| 1727 | Christopher Tower | |||||
| 1734 | Robert Fenwick | |||||
| 1745 | Francis Reynolds | |||||
| 1747 | Edward Marton | |||||
| 1758 | (Sir) George Warren George Warren (MP) Sir George Warren KB , of Poynton Lodge in Cheshire, was a British Member of Parliament.Warren set out initially on an army career, being promoted to Captain in 1756... |
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| 1773 | Lord Richard Cavendish | |||||
| 1780 | Wilson Braddyll | Abraham Rawlinson | ||||
| 1784 | Captain Francis Reynolds | |||||
| 1786 | Sir George Warren George Warren (MP) Sir George Warren KB , of Poynton Lodge in Cheshire, was a British Member of Parliament.Warren set out initially on an army career, being promoted to Captain in 1756... |
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| 1790 | John Dent | |||||
| 1796 | Richard Penn Richard Penn (governor) Richard Penn, Jr. served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1771 to 1773, and was later a member of the British Parliament.... |
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| 1802 | Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA was a Scottish politician and art collector.... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1806 | John Fenton-Cawthorne John Fenton-Cawthorne John Fenton-Cawthorne was a British Conservative politician, who served as MP for Lincoln between 1783 and 1796 and as MP for Lancaster for four terms in the early 19th century.-Early life:... |
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| 1807 | Peter Patten | |||||
| 1812 | John Fenton Cawthorne | Tory | Gabriel Doveton | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1818 | John Gladstone | Tory | ||||
| 1820 | John Fenton Cawthorne | Tory | ||||
| 1824 | Thomas Greene | Tory | ||||
| 1831 | Patrick Maxwell Stewart | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1834 | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1837 | George Marton George Marton (1801–1867) George Marton was an English Conservative Party politician from Lancashire.At the 1837 general election, Marton was elected as Member of Parliament for Lancaster. He held the seat until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1847 general election.In the 1820s, Marton's family built the... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1847 | Samuel Gregson | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1848 | Robert Baynes Armstrong | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1852 | Samuel Gregson | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1853 | Thomas Greene | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1857 | William James Garnett | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1859 | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1864 | Edward Matthew Fenwick | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1865 | Henry William Schneider | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1867 | Constituency disfranchised for corruption | |||||
1885-1997
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| 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across... |
Constituency re-created | ||
| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
George Marton George Blucher Heneage Marton George Blucher Heneage Marton was an English Conservative politician.Marton was the son of George Marton of Capernwray Hall, Lancashire, and his wife Lucy Sarah Dallas daughter of Sir Robert Dallas, Chief Justice of Common Pleas. He was a major in the 3rd Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
James Williamson James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.Williamson was a successful businessman, whose family business in Lancaster produced oil cloth and linoleum which were exported around the world... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
William Foster William Henry Foster (Lancaster) Colonel William Henry Foster was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician, who owned the Black Dyke Mills in West Yorkshire and lived in Hornby Castle in Lancashire. He sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1900.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Norval Helme | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Archibald Hunter Archibald Hunter General Sir Archibald Hunter GCB GCVO DSO was a General in the British Army who distinguished himself during the Boer War... |
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| 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
John Singleton | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
John O'Neill John Joseph O'Neill (UK politician) John Joseph O'Neill was a Liberal Party politician in England.At the 1918 general election, he stood as a candidate in the 2-seat Preston constituency, where he fell only 485 votes short of winning the second seat... |
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