Hastings was a
parliamentary constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in
Sussex. It returned two
Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
to the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...
of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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until the
1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member. It was abolished for the
1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new
Hastings and Rye constituency.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Hastings.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Hastings, the Municipal Borough of Rye, and part of the Rural District of Battle.
1955–1983:
Members of Parliament
MPs 1366–1640
MPs 1640–1885
MPs 1885–1983
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
The votes for Warre, Cave and Taddy were rejected by the mayor.
Elections in the 1840s
Planta resigned by accepting the office of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Brisco resigned by accepting the office of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Powlett succeeded to the peerage, becoming Duke of Cleveland, and causing a by-election.
![Brassey1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Brassey1.JPG)
North's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Brassey was appointed a
Civil Lord of the Admiralty
The Civil Lord of the Admiralty formally known as the Office of the Civil Lord of Admiralty also referred to as the Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty was a member of the Board of Admiralty who was responsible for managing the Royal N ...
, requiring a by-election.
Murray resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
*Unionist:
Arthur Du Cros
*Liberal: Cecil Patrick Black
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1939/40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
*Conservative:
Maurice Hely-Hutchinson
*Labour: William Wate Wood
[Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939]
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
* Robert Beatson, ''A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament'' (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807
* D Brunton & D H Pennington, ''Members of the Long Parliament'' (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
* ''Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803'' (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808
* F W S Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885'' (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
* J E Neale, ''The Elizabethan House of Commons'' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
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Parliamentary constituencies in South East England (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1366
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
Politics of East Sussex
Politics of Hastings
Cinque ports parliament constituencies