Southwark_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Southwark West (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918


Southwark West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

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Elections in the 1880s

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Cohen resigned, causing a by-election.

Causton
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Elections in the 1890s

Bond
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Causton was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

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Elections in the 1900s

Causton
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Elections in the 1910s

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Strauss
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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;


References

  1. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 49. ISBN 9781349022984.
  2. Debrett's House of Commons, 1886

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