West Norfolk or Norfolk Western (formally the "Western division of Norfolk") was a
county constituency in the county of
Norfolk, which returned two
Members of Parliament (MPs) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the
bloc vote system.
The constituency 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, alongside
Eastern Norfolk, as one of two Divisions of the Parliamentary County of Norfolk, each returning 2 MPs. It was abolished under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the
1885 general election.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1832–1868: The Hundreds of Freebridge Marshland, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Clackclose, Brothercross, Gallow, Holt, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Grimshoe, North Greenhoe, Wayland, Shropham, Gilt Cross and Mitford.
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Wayland, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Gallow, Brothercross, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, Clackclose and Grimshoe.
Small parts of the division were transferred to the newly formed
North and
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
Divisions of Norfolk. Also absorbed the disenfranchised Parliamentary Borough of
Thetford.
On abolition in 1885, northern areas formed the new
North-Western Division of Norfolk, southern areas formed the new
South-Western Division and central areas were included in the new
Mid Division.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
11776
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Grey succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Walsingham.
Elections in the 1880s
Bagge's death caused a by-election.
Bentinck's resignation caused a by-election.
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885