East Worcestershire was a

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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

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of the

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. It was created by the

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for the 1832 general election, and elected two

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(MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the

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, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the

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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

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Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Hastings was expelled from the House of Commons, causing a by-election. 120px, Chamberlain

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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worcestershire East 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