Mid_Lincolnshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Mid Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885


Mid Lincolnshire, formally called the Mid Division of Lincolnshire, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.

Quick Facts 1868–1885, Seats ...

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1867 for the 1868 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

1868–1885: In the Parts of Lindsey, the Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Well, Lawress, Wraggoe, Gartree, Candleshoe, Calceworth (except so much as lies within the Hundred of Louth Eske), Hill, Bolingbroke, Horncastle, and in the Parts of Kesteven, the Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Boothby Graffoe, and Langoe, and Lincoln Liberty.[1]

Members of Parliament

More information Election, 1st Member ...

Election results

More information Party, Candidate ...
More information Party, Candidate ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Chaplin was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Stanhope was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education, requiring two by-elections.

More information Party, Candidate ...

References

  1. "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Mid_Lincolnshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.