Holmfirth 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 ...

centred on the town of

Holmfirth Holmfirth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, on the A635 and A6024 in the Holme Valley, at the confluence of the River Holme and Ribble, south of Huddersfield and west of Barnsley. It mostly cons ...

in the

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. It returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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, elected by the

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system.

History

The constituency was created by the

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict., c. 23) 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 equal ...

for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Parts of the Sessional Divisions of Staincross and Upper Aggbrigg.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. *Liberal: Sydney Arnold *Labour:

William Lunn William Lunn may refer to: *William Lunn (politician) (1872–1942), English Labour Party politician *William Lunn (educator) (1796–1886), Canadian educator, businessman, and politician *William Lunn (rugby union) (1926–1996), New Zealand rugby ...

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmfirth (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 Holmfirth Politics of Kirklees