South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Lincolnshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyLincolnshire
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Created fromLincolnshire
Replaced bySleaford or North Kesteven
Stamford or North Kesteven
Spalding or Holland

South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1832 style="background-color: Template:British Whig Party/meta/color" | Henry Handley Whig style="background-color: Template:British Whig Party/meta/color" | Gilbert Heathcote Whig
1841 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Christopher Turnor Conservative rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sir John Trollope, Bt Conservative
1847 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lord Burghley Conservative
1857 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Anthony Wilson Conservative
1859 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | George Hussey Packe Liberal
Apr 1868 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | William Earle Welby Conservative
Nov 1868 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Edmund Turnor Conservative
1880 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | John Compton Lawrance Conservative
Feb 1884 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Hon. Murray Finch-Hatton Conservative
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Election results

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References


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