East Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, its representation was reduced to one MP for the 1885 general election, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries 1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Stourbridge, Dudley, Droitwich, Northfield, Blockley and Pershore, and the Borough of Evesham.
Members of Parliament MPs 1832–1885 ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party 1832 William Congreve Russell Whig Thomas Cookes Whig 1835 Edward Holland Whig 1837 Sir Horace St Paul, Bt Conservative John Barneby Conservative 1841 James Arthur Taylor Conservative Jan. 1847 by-election George Rushout-Bowles Conservative Jul. 1847 John Hodgetts-Foley Whig Feb. 1859 Hon. Frederick Gough-CalthorpeWhig Apr. 1859Liberal Liberal 1861 by-election Harry Vernon Liberal Jun. 1868 by-election Hon. Charles Lyttelton Liberal Nov 1868 Richard Amphlett Conservative 1874 Henry Allsopp Conservative Thomas Eades Walker Conservative 1880 William Henry Gladstone Liberal George Hastings Liberal1885 representation reduced to one member
MPs 1885–1918 YearMemberParty 1885 George Hastings Liberal1886 Liberal Unionist 1892 Austen Chamberlain Liberal Unionist1912 Unionist 1914 Leverton Harris Unionist1918 constituency abolished
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Barneby's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Rushout succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Northwick and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s Hodgetts-Foley's death caused a by-election.
Gough-Calthorpe succeeded to the peerage, becoming 5th Baron Calthorpe and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Laslett withdrew from the race in order to contest Worcester.
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s Hastings was expelled from the House of Commons, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
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 and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Leverton Harris Liberal: Wilfrid Hill
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