Camberwell North West was a borough constituency located in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in South London. 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 voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Addington, Lyndhurst, St Giles, Town Hall, and West.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1918 Thomas Macnamara Coalition Liberal 1922 National Liberal 1923 Liberal 1924 Edward Campbell Unionist 1929 Hyacinth Morgan Labour 1931 James Cassels Conservative 1935 Oscar Guest Conservative 1945 Freda Corbet Labour1950 constituency abolished
Election results Election in the 1910s
Election in the 1920s
Election in the 1930s
Election in the 1940s
Freda Corbet's election necessitated the passing of an Act of Parliament to validate her election, as she held office as an assessor under section 6 of the National Service (Armed Forces) Act, 1939 and was therefore incapable of being elected.The Camberwell, Bristol and Nottingham Elections (Validation) Act, 1946.
See also Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency) Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
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