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East Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Norfolk

Number of members
  
Two

Number of members
  
One

Created from
  
Norfolk

East Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

Replaced by
  
Norfolk, North Norfolk, South Norfolk

East Norfolk was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Norfolk. It returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868. Another Eastern division was created in 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member. That constituency was abolished in 1950.

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History

The constituency was first created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1868 general election. In that period the historic county of Norfolk was split into two divisions - this one and West Norfolk. Each division returned two members.

From 1868 to 1885 the Norfolk county divisions were reorganised into North Norfolk, South Norfolk and West Norfolk. Each of these three divisions returned two members.

From the 1885 redistribution the two member county divisions were replaced with single member constituencies. The second version of this constituency was one of the single member seats. It continued to exist until the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Blofield and Walsham, East and West Flegg, Taversham and Tunstead, and Happing, the part of the Municipal Borough of Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk, and part of the Sessional Division of South Erpingham.

1918-1950: The Urban District of North Walsham, and the Rural Districts of Blofield, East and West Flegg, Loddon and Clavering, St Faiths, and Smallburgh.

Elections in the 1910s

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 from 1914 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Unionist:
  • Liberal:
  • endorsed by Coalition Government
  • Elections in the 1940s

    General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the Autumn of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Liberal National: Frank Medlicott
  • Labour: Norman Tillett
  • Independent Conservative: James F. Wright (Secretary, Norfolk Farmers Union)
  • References

    East Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia


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