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Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Nottinghamshire

Number of members
  
2

Replaced by
  
North Nottinghamshire, South Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally known as Knights of the Shire.

Contents

The constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, by the Reform Act 1832. The county was then represented by the North Nottinghamshire and South Nottinghamshire constituencies.

Boundaries

The county of Nottinghamshire is located in the East Midlands of England. The county is known to have been represented in Parliament from 1290, although it probably sent knights of the shire to earlier meetings.

From 1295 the county and the town of Nottingham each returned two members to parliament. In 1572 East Retford was represented by two members, and in 1672 Newark-upon-Trent also. Under the Reform Act of 1832 the county returned four members in two divisions. By the act of 1885 it returned four members in four divisions; Newark and East Retford were disfranchised, and Nottingham returned three members in three divisions.

Notes

The use of the term 'Non Partisan' in the list does not necessarily mean that the MP was not associated with a particular party or faction in Parliament. Stooks Smith only gives Nottinghamshire candidates party labels for the contested 1722 election and not again until well into the 19th century.

Elections in the 1720s

  • Howe was a Peer of Ireland

    • Elections in the 1730s

  • Seats vacated on Howe being appointed Governor of Barbados and Sutton being expelled from the House.
  • Death of Bennet

    • Elections in the 1740s

  • Sutton adopted the new surname of Manners-Sutton

    • Elections in the 1750s

  • John Thornhagh adopted the new surname of Hewett

    • Elections in the 1760s

  • Death of Manners-Sutton

    • Elections in the 1770s

  • Succession of Willoughby as the 4th Baron Middleton
  • Death of Lincoln

    • Elections in the 1780s

  • Charles Medows adopted the surname of Pierrepont in 1788

    • Elections in the 1790s

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  • Note (1796): Stooks Smith incorrectly has Lord Charles Edward Bentinck returned at this election rather than Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

    • Elections in the 1800s

  • Death of Pierrepont
  • Resignation of Bentinck
  • Pierrepont became known by the courtesy title of Viscount Newark, when his father was advanced in the peerage by being created Earl Manvers in 1806.

    • Elections in the 1810s

  • Resignation of Bentinck
  • Succession of Newark as 2nd Earl Manvers
  • Frank adopted the new surname of Sotheron

    • Elections in the 1830s

  • Constituency divided in (1832)

    • References

    Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia
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