Mid Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency Mid Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Northampton, the Sessional Divisions of Little Bowden and Northampton, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Daventry (the parishes of Ashby St. Ledgers, Barby, Claycoton Crick, Elkington, Kilsby, Lilboume, Long Buckley, Stanford, Watford, West Haddon, Winwick, and Yelvertoft) and Kettering (the parishes of Draughton, Faxton, Glendon, Harrington, Loddington, Mawsley, Orton, Rothwell, and Thorpe Malsor). [1]
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1885 | Charles Spencer | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1895 | Sir James Pender | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1900 | Charles Spencer | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1906 | Harry Manfield | Liberal |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Pickering Phipps | 4,347 | 44.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,099 | 11.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 9,793 | 86.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Spencer was appointed Groom in Waiting, requiring a by-election.
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Cornwallis Cartwright | 3,931 | 44.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 956 | 10.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 8,818 | 78.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Pender | 4,300 | 47.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 431 | 4.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 9,031 | 83.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
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Spencer is appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Spencer | 4,802 | 48.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 282 | 2.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 9,886 | 84.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +3.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Pender | 4,605 | 46.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 794 | 8.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 10,004 | 82.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +5.4 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Francis Peel | 5,067 | 44.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,240 | 11.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 11,374 | 84.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Guy Paget | 6,003 | 47.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 556 | 4.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 12,562 | 88.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Guy Paget | 6,031 | 49.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 250 | 2.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 12,312 | 85.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
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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;
- Liberal: Harry Manfield
- Unionist: Guy Paget[8]
References
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- ↑ a b British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ a b c d e f g h The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
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- ↑ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post 9 Mar 1914
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