South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a
county constituency
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represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1832 to 1885. It elected two
Members of Parliament
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(MPs) using the
bloc vote system.
History
The constituency was created by the
Reform Act 1832
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, with effect from the
general election in December 1832, when the former
Essex constituency was divided into
Northern and Southern divisions.
Areas covered
The place for "holding of courts for election of members" from 1867 became Brentwood under the 1867 Act.
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Boundaries
1832–1868: The Hundreds of Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Dengie, Harlow, Ongar, Rochford, and Waltham, and the Liberty of Havering.
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Becontree, Chafford, Barstable, and Rochford, with the Liberty of Havering.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Dare's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
References
Sources
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Parliamentary constituencies in Essex (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885