Newington_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Newington West (UK Parliament constituency)

Newington West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918


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.

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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

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Election results

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

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Firth
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Elections in the 1890s

Norton
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Elections in the 1900s

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Elections in the 1910s

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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;

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Notes and references

  1. Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 37. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  4. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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