Kingston-upon-Thames (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Kingston-upon-Thames | |
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| Former Borough constituency | |
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| County | 1885–1965: Surrey 1965–1997: Greater London |
| Major settlements | Kingston upon Thames |
| 1918–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Kingston & Surbiton Richmond Park |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | East Surrey |
Kingston-upon-Thames was a parliamentary constituency in the South-West London suburb of Kingston upon Thames which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election as a county division called Kingston from part of the East Surrey constituency. It was became a borough constituency at the 1918 general election, when it was renamed as Kingston-upon-Thames.
It was abolished for the 1997 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Kingston and Surbiton and Richmond Park.
The constituency's most high-profile MP was the Conservative Norman Lamont, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 to 1993.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency consisted of the town of Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding areas.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party [2][3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir John Ellis, Bt. | Conservative | |
| 1892 | Sir Richard Temple | Conservative | |
| 1895 | Sir Thomas Skewes-Cox | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir George Cave | Conservative | |
| 1918 | John Campbell | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Sir Frederick Penny | Conservative | |
| 1937 by-election | Sir Percy Royds | Conservative | |
| 1945 | John Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | |
| 1972 by-election | Norman Lamont | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Kingston & Surbiton and Richmond Park | ||
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Kingston upon Thames[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Norman Lamont | 20,675 | 51.6 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | DR Osbourne | 10,522 | 26.3 | −3.9 | |
| Labour | RH Markless | 7,748 | 19.3 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | AC Amer | 771 | 1.9 | −28.3 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | DJ Beaupré | 212 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Natural Law | GD Woollcoombe | 81 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Anti-Federalist League | AJE Scholefield | 42 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 10,153 | 25.4 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 40,051 | 78.4 | −0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 366. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 399. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Huntingdon |
Constituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1990 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Rushcliffe |
