Penrith (UK Parliament constituency)
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Penrith | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | East Cumberland |
Replaced by | North Cumberland and Penrith and Cockermouth |
Penrith was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Penrith in Cumberland, England. 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.
Members of Parliament
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Henry Howard | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1886 | James Lowther | Conservative | |
1905 | Speaker | ||
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Howard | 3,921 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,448 | 46.8 | ||
Majority | 473 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,369 | 80.8 | |||
Registered electors | 9,123 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sir_Wilfrid_Lawson%2C_3rd_Baronet.jpg/120px-Sir_Wilfrid_Lawson%2C_3rd_Baronet.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,676 | 54.8 | +8.0 | |
Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 3,032 | 45.2 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 644 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,708 | 73.5 | −7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,123 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,549 | 50.9 | −3.9 | |
Liberal | Thomas Sadler Douglas | 3,424 | 49.1 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 125 | 1.8 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,973 | 79.8 | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 8,733 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,868 | 54.2 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Sadler Douglas | 3,268 | 45.8 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 600 | 8.4 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,136 | 80.1 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 8,914 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Speaker hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Speaker hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Speaker hold |
References
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