East Worcestershire was a
county constituency
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons.
Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituenc ...
in the county of
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...
, represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
It was created by the
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament, Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced major chan ...
for the
1832 general election, and elected two
Members of Parliament
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(MPs), by the
bloc vote system. Under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
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, its representation was reduced to one MP for the
1885 general election, elected by the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
voting system. The constituency was abolished for the
1918 general election.
Boundaries
1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Stourbridge, Dudley, Droitwich, Northfield, Blockley and Pershore, and the Borough of Evesham.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
MPs 1885–1918
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Barneby's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Rushout succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd
Baron Northwick
Baron Northwick, of Northwick Park in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet, for many years Member of Parliament for Evesham. He was succeeded by his son ...
and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Hodgetts-Foley's death caused a by-election.
Gough-Calthorpe succeeded to the peerage, becoming 5th Baron Calthorpe and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
* Laslett withdrew from the race in order to contest
Worcester
Worcester may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Englan ...
.
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Hastings was expelled from the House of Commons, causing a by-election.
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Elections in the 1900s
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Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
*Unionist:
Leverton Harris
*Liberal: Wilfrid Hill
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in Worcestershire (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918