Cheshire is a former

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constituency for the county of

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's coun ...

. It was a constituency of the

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of the

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then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the

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from 1801 to 1832. As a

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it was unrepresented in the Parliament until the Chester and Cheshire (Constituencies) Act 1542 (34 & 35 Hen VIII. c. 13). Cheshire was represented by two

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from 1545, with only County Durham out of the English counties being left unrepresented after that. It was divided between the constituencies of North Cheshire and South Cheshire in 1832.

Members of Parliament

1545–1659

* ''Constituency created'' (1545) * ''Four members returned to

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'' (1654)

1659–1832

* ''Two members returned to

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. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...

'' (1659) *''Constituency abolished'' (1832)

References

Cheshire Gentry
*{{Rayment-hc, c, 3, date=March 2012 Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1545 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1832

Members of Parliament

1545–1659

1659–1832

See also

References