East Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
East Northamptonshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | South Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire |
Replaced by | Wellingborough and Kettering |
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
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1885 | Francis Channing | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1910 | Leo Chiozza Money | Liberal |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Francis_Channing.jpg/120px-Francis_Channing.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Channing | 5,414 | 61.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richmond Ramsden | 3,359 | 38.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,055 | 23.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,773 | 90.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,691 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Channing | 4,428 | 59.5 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Leopold Agar-Ellis | 3,012 | 40.5 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,416 | 19.0 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,440 | 76.8 | −13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,691 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.2 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis Channing | 5,832 | 57.3 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | William Potter | 4,348 | 42.7 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,484 | 14.6 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,180 | 88.1 | +11.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,559 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Channing | 6,177 | 55.5 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Herbert Lush-Wilson | 4,961 | 44.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,216 | 11.0 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 11,138 | 88.9 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,526 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Channing | 7,003 | 55.7 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | John Charles Denham Parker | 5,563 | 44.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,440 | 11.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 12,566 | 84.5 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 14,865 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Channing | 9,017 | 62.5 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Arthur de Capell-Brooke | 5,414 | 37.5 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 3,603 | 25.0 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 14,431 | 85.6 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 16,862 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Channing | 8,679 | 56.1 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | Arthur de Capell-Brooke | 6,802 | 43.9 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 1,877 | 12.2 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 88.6 | +3.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.4 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/1910_Leo_Chiozza_Money.jpg/120px-1910_Leo_Chiozza_Money.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leo Chiozza Money | 7,430 | 47.8 | −8.3 | |
Conservative | Arthur de Capell-Brooke | 6,676 | 43.0 | +8.3 | |
Independent Labour | Thomas Frederick Richards | 1,431 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 754 | 4.8 | −16.6 | ||
Turnout | 88.9 | +0.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.3 |
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;
- Liberal: Leo Chiozza Money
- Unionist: C.J.O. Mansell
- Labour: R.J. Davies