Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Northampton | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | Northamptonshire |
| Major settlements | Northampton |
| 1295–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| 1918–1974 | |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Northampton North and Northampton South |
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency (centred on the town of Northampton), which existed until 1974.
It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election. The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituencies of Northampton North and Northampton South.
A former MP of note for the constituency was Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated.
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[edit] 1295-1640
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- 1295: constituency established, electing two MPs
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1377 | Sir Gerard de Braybooke of Castle Ashby | |
| 1377 | Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton | |
| 1378 | Sir John Seton | |
| 1379 | Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton | |
| 1380 | Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton | |
| 1382 | Giles St John of Plumpton | |
| 1386 | William Spriggy | William Ringwood [1] |
| 1388 (Feb) | Thomas Pirie | John Stotesbury [1] |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Honybourne | John Besford [1] |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Colingtree | John Sywell [1] |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | William Begworth | John Stotesbury [1] |
| 1393 | William Spriggy | Stephen Wappenham [1] |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | Nicholas Horncastle | John Woodward [1] |
| 1397 (Jan) | Richard Stormsworth | Thomas Overton [1] |
| 1397 (Sep) | ||
| 1399 | John Loudham | John Spring[disambiguation needed  ] [1] |
| 1401 | ||
| 1406 | Henry Empingham | Thomas Wintringham [1] |
| 1407 | John Rivell | John Temple[1] |
| 1410 | Simon Dunstall | John Lincoln [1] |
| 1411 | Richard Wems | William Rushden [1] |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Roger Maltman | Alexander Deyster [1] |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | Geoffrey Balde | John Hethersett [1] |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | John Hendley | John Buckingham [1] |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | William Clerk | Thomas Colley [1] |
| 1419 | Thomas Stotesbury | Ralph Passenham [1] |
| 1420 | William Maltman | William Harpole [1] |
| 1421 (May) | John Bernhill | John Ccolden[1] |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Spriggy | Stephen Kynnesman [1] |
| 1427 | Thomas Compworth | |
| 1477–1478 | Robert Pemberton | |
| 1510-1515 | No names known [2] | |
| 1523 | John Parvyn | Thomas Doddington [2] |
| 1529 | Lawrence Manley | Nicholas Rand [2] |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | Richard Wenman | Anthony Bryan [2] |
| 1553 (Mar) | George Tresham | William Chauncy [2] |
| 1553 (Oct) | Francis Morgan | Lawrence Manley [2] |
| 1554 (Apr) | Francis Morgan | John Horpool [2] |
| 1554 (Nov) | Henry Clerke | Ralph Freeman [2] |
| 1555 | Nicholas Rand | John Balgye [2] |
| 1558 | Thomas Colles | Edward Manley [2] |
| 1559 (Jan) | William Carvell | Edmund (or Edward) Kinwelmersh[3] |
| 1562/3 | Lewis Montgomery | Ralph Lane [3] |
| 1571 | Christopher Yelverton | - [3] |
| 1572 (Apr) | Christopher Yelverton | John Spencer [3] |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir Richard Knightley | Thomas Catesby [3] |
| 1586 (Sep) | Sir Richard Knightley | Peter Wentworth [3] |
| 1588 (Oct) | Peter Wentworth | Richard Knollys [3] |
| 1593 | Valentne Knightley | Peter Wentworth [3] |
| 1597 (Oct) | Christopher Yelverton | Henry Yelverton [3] |
| 1601 | Henry Hickman | Francis Tate [3] |
| 1604 | Henry Yelverton | Edward Mercer |
| 1614 | Henry Yelverton | Francis Beale |
| 1621-1622 | Richard Spencer | Thomas Crewe |
| 1624 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1625 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1626 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1628 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
[edit] 1640-1918
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/northampton. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/northampton. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/northampton. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ On petition, Osborn was declared not to have been duly elected and his opponent Howe was declared elected in his place
- ^ Account of the 1874 by-election in The Times, Thursday, Oct 08, 1874; pg. 10; Issue 28128; col E "The Northampton Election" . Charles Merewether is among a list of former MPs who have died in 1884 in The Times, Wednesday, 31 December 1884; page. 7; Issue 31331; col A. At that time he was a Queen's Counsel. He was appointed Recorder of Leicester in 1868 Source: The Leicester Chronicle and the Leicestershire Mercury, Saturday, 24 October 1868; pg. 6. "Borough Sessions Wednesday 21 October".
[edit] 1918-1974
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Charles McCurdy | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Margaret Bondfield | Labour | |
| 1924 | Sir Arthur Holland | Conservative | |
| 1928 by-election | Cecil Malone | Labour | |
| 1931 | Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller | Conservative | |
| 1940 by-election | Spencer Summers | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Reginald Paget | Labour | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
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[edit] References
- Robert Beatson, "A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament" (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)[self-published source?][better source needed]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by vacant. Last was Cambridge University in 1806 |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1809 - 1812 |
Succeeded by vacant. Next was Newport (Isle of Wight) in 1827 |
