Newington West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency Newington West was a parliamentary constituency in the Newington area of South London. It 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.
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election, although the new constituency of Southwark Central had very similar boundaries.
Boundaries
Part of St Mary's ward and Trinity and St Paul's ward.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1885 | Charles Cooke | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1892 | Cecil Norton | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1916 | James Daniel Gilbert | Liberal |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
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Elections in the 1880s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Seymour Keay | 1,774 | 35.4 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William McArthur | 821 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 645 | 12.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,014 | 78.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 6,377 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph Bottomley Firth | 2,065 | 45.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 382 | 8.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 4,502 | 70.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 6,377 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Tallents | 2,328 | 40.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,093 | 19.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,749 | 75.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 7,579 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +13.7 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Tallents | 2,769 | 46.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 450 | 7.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,978 | 75.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 7,971 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Francis Ricarde-Seaver | 2,403 | 40.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,156 | 19.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,962 | 70.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 8,491 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ralph Emanuel Belilios | 2,425 | 35.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,021 | 29.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 6,871 | 76.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 8,995 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Warwick Brookes | 3,938 | 47.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 412 | 5.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 8,288 | 86.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -12.2 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Warwick Brookes | 3,498 | 46.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 540 | 7.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 7,536 | 78.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
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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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal:Cecil Norton
- Unionist:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph J Terrett | 787 | 22.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,859 | 54.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 3,433 | 35.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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Notes and references
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- ↑ Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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