Spalding_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Spalding (UK Parliament constituency)
County constituency in Lincolnshire, England
Spalding was a county constituency in Lincolnshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts 1885–1918, Seats ...
Spalding | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | South Lincolnshire |
Replaced by | Holland with Boston |
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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
More information Year, Member ...
Year | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Murray Finch-Hatton | Conservative | |
1887 | Halley Stewart | Liberal | |
1895 | Harry Pollock | Liberal Unionist | |
1900 | Horace Rendall Mansfield | Liberal | |
1910 | Francis McLaren | Liberal | |
1917 | George Peel | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Murray Finch-Hatton | 4,658 | 50.4 | ||
Liberal | Halley Stewart | 4,580 | 49.6 | ||
Majority | 78 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,238 | 79.7 | |||
Registered electors | 11,597 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Murray Finch-Hatton | 4,561 | 51.6 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Halley Stewart | 4,273 | 48.4 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 288 | 3.2 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,834 | 76.2 | −3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,597 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
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Finch-Hatton succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Halley Stewart | 5,110 | 53.9 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | George Tryon | 4,363 | 46.1 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 747 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,473 | 77.7 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,188 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Halley Stewart | 4,660 | 51.8 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | Harry Pollock | 4,334 | 48.2 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 326 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,994 | 68.9 | −7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 13,054 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.4 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Harry Pollock | 4,623 | 52.0 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Halley Stewart | 4,274 | 48.0 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 349 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,897 | 69.6 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,775 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Horace Mansfield | 4,352 | 50.3 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Ernest Pollock | 4,295 | 49.7 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 57 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,647 | 68.9 | −0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,550 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +2.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Horace Mansfield | 5,800 | 58.1 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Ernest Pollock | 4,180 | 41.9 | −7.8 | |
Majority | 1,620 | 16.2 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,980 | 68.3 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 14,617 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis McLaren | 5,527 | 51.8 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | William Royce | 5,148 | 48.2 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 379 | 3.6 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,675 | 78.2 | +9.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis McLaren | 5,335 | 51.3 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | William Royce | 5,070 | 48.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 265 | 2.6 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,405 | 76.3 | −1.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
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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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Francis McLaren
- Unionist: William Royce
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Peel | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
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- Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 342. ISBN 9781349022984.