Eskdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Eskdale (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Eskdale
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1918
members = one

Eskdale was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Eskdale district of Cumberland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Elections

ee also

* Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918

References

*Rayment


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