West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
West Norfolk | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1885 | |
Number of members | two |
Replaced by |
Mid Norfolk North West Norfolk South West Norfolk |
West Norfolk or Norfolk Western (formally the "Western division of Norfolk") was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832–33 general election, and abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
Boundaries
1832-1868: The Hundreds of Freebridge Marshland, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Clackclose, Brothercross, Gallow, Holt, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Grimshoe, North Greenhoe, Wayland, Shropham, Gilt Cross and Mitford.[1]
1868-1885: The Hundreds of Wayland, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Gallow, Brothercross, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, Clackclose and Grimshoe.[2]
Members of Parliament
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Sir William Ffolkes, Bt | Liberal | Sir Jacob Astley, Bt | Liberal | ||
1837 | William Bagge | Conservative | William Chute | Conservative | ||
1847 | Hon. Edward Coke | Whig[3][4][5] | ||||
1852 | George Bentinck | Conservative | ||||
1857 | Brampton Gurdon | Whig[6][7] | ||||
1859 | Liberal | |||||
1865 | Sir William Bagge, Bt | Conservative | Hon. Thomas de Grey | Conservative | ||
1871 by-election | George Bentinck | Conservative | ||||
1880 | William Tyssen-Amherst | Conservative | ||||
1884 by-election | Clare Sewell Read | Conservative | ||||
1885 | representation reduced to one member |
Election results
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bagge | 3,421 | 40.1 | ||
Conservative | George Bentinck | 3,143 | 36.8 | ||
Whig | Anthony Hamond[9] | 1,973 | 23.1 | ||
Majority | 1,170 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,255 (est) | 67.1 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 7,827 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Bentinck | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Brampton Gurdon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,179 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Bentinck | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Brampton Gurdon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,941 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bagge | 2,710 | 28.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas de Grey | 2,611 | 27.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Willoughby Jones | 2,133 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Brampton Gurdon | 2,088 | 21.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 478 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,771 (est) | 73.0 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,534 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas de Grey | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Bagge | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,062 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Grey succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Walsingham.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Bentinck | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Bentinck | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Bagge | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,647 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Bagge's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Tyssen-Amherst | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Tyssen-Amherst | 2,671 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Bentinck | 2,233 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Anthony Hamond (jun)[10] | 2,104 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 129 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,556 (est) | 70.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,471 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bentinck's resignation caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Sewell Read | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
References
- ↑ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ↑ "Norfolk (West)". Morning Advertiser. 16 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "The General Election". The Ipswich Journal. 21 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Norfolk Chronicle". 3 July 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "The Old and the New Parliament". The Examiner. 25 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Norwich Mercury". 18 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)
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(help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 429–439. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. - ↑ "West Norfolk Election". Norfolk News. 17 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "West Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. 13 March 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).