East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It 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, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post 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 Worcester.

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 Frederick Leverton Harris (17 December 1864 – 14 November 1926) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons for three periods between 1900 and 1918. His role in Parliament was largely insignific ...

*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