- East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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East Cheshire Former County constituency for the House of Commons County Cheshire 1868–1885 Number of members Two Created from North Cheshire and South Cheshire East Cheshire was parliamentary constituency which returned two Member of Parliament (MP)s to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
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History
It was created upon the abolition of North Cheshire and South Cheshire in 1868 and the redivision of Cheshire into East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Mid Cheshire and Stalybridge. In 1885, the first three of these were abolished and re-divided into eight constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
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Members of Parliament
Election[1][2] First member First party Second member Second Party 1868 Edward Christopher Egerton Conservative William John Legh Conservative 1869 by-election William Cunliffe Brooks Conservative 1868 constituency abolished Elections
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References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 359. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire
- Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1868
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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