Strand (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency Strand was a parliamentary constituency in the Strand district of the City of Westminster. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Strand District (comprising the Liberty of the Rolls, Precinct of the Savoy, St Anne, Soho, St Clement Danes, St Mary le Strand, and St Paul Covent Garden) and the parishes of St James, Westminster, and St Martin in the Fields.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1885 | William Henry Smith | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1891 | Frederick Smith | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1910 | Walter Long | Conservative |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edmund George Johnson | 2,486 | 30.6 | ||
| Majority | 3,159 | 38.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 8,131 | 72.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 11,264 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Edwin Hilary Skinner | 1,508 | 23.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,526 | 53.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 6,542 | 58.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 11,264 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
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Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
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Elections in the 1890s
Smith was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.
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Smith's death caused a by-election.
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard Sandon Gutteridge | 1,946 | 28.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,006 | 43.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 6,898 | 62.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 11,081 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alexander Waldemar Lawrence | 1,854 | 32.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,081 | 36.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,789 | 71.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 8,109 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Leonard Costello | 1,627 | 25.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,213 | 49.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 6,467 | 80.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 8,019 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Samuel Robert Earle | 1,138 | 21.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,005 | 57.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,281 | 65.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 8,019 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
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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;
- Unionist: Walter Long
- Liberal:
References
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- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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