East Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Northamptonshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members one

East Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The Sessional Division of Wellingborough, and part of the Sessional Division of Kettering.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Francis Channing Liberal
1910 Leo Chiozza Money Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

Channing
General Election 1885: East Northamptonshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Allston Channing 5,414 n/a
Conservative Richmond Ramsden 3,359 n/a
Majority 2,055 n/a
Turnout n/a
Liberal win (new seat)
General Election 1886: East Northamptonshire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Allston Channing 4,428
Conservative Leopold George Frederick Agar-Ellis 3,012
Majority 1,416
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: East Northamptonshire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Allston Channing 5,832
Conservative William Potter 4,348
Majority 1484
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1895: East Northamptonshire [1][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Allston Channing 6,177
Conservative Herbert William Lush-Wilson 4,961
Majority 1,216
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: East Northamptonshire [1][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Allston Channing 7,003
Conservative John Charles Denham Parker 5,563
Majority 1,440
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1906: East Northamptonshire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Allston Channing 9,017
Conservative Sir Arthur Richard de Capell-Brooke 5,414
Majority 3,603
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: East Northamptonshire [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Sir Francis Allston Channing 8,679
Conservative Sir Arthur Richard de Capell-Brooke 6,802
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
Richards
Money
General Election December 1910: East Northamptonshire [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Leo George Chiozza Money 7,430
Conservative Sir Arthur Richard de Capell-Brooke 6,676
Labour Thomas Frederick Richards 1,431 n/a
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  2. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  3. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  4. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  6. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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