South Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
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South Northumberland | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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1832–1885 | |
Number of members | two |
Replaced by | Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck |
Created from | Northumberland |
South Northumberland (formally the "Southern Division of Northumberland") was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act of 1832 by the splitting of Northumberland constituency into Northern and Southern divisions.
The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, being divided into single member divisions: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1832)
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | Liberal | Matthew Bell | Conservative | ||
1837 | Christopher Blackett | Liberal | ||||
1841 | Saville Craven Henry Ogle | Liberal | ||||
1852 | Wentworth Beaumont | Liberal | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative | ||
1878 | Edward Ridley | Conservative | ||||
1880 | Albert Grey | Liberal | ||||
1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |
Elections
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References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
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