Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwich | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Norfolk |
Major settlements | Norwich |
1298–1950 | |
Number of members | Two |
Replaced by | Norwich North and Norwich South |
Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Consisting of the city of Norwich in Norfolk, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
It was replaced in 1950 by two new single-member constituencies, Norwich North and Norwich South.
Members of Parliament
1298–1660
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Year | First member | Second member |
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1378 | Henry Limner | |
1386 | Walter Niche | Walter Bixton [note 1] |
1388 (Feb) | William Appleyard | Walter Bixton [note 1] |
1388 (Sep) | John Moulton | Walter Bixton [note 1] |
1390 (Jan) | Henry Limner | Walter Bixton [note 1] |
1390 (Nov) | William Appleyard | Thomas Gerard [note 1] |
1391 | Walter Bixton | Thomas Gerard[note 1] |
1393 | John Moulton | William Everard [note 1] |
1394 | Henry Limner | William Everard [note 1] |
1395 | William Appleyard | Thomas Gerard[note 1] |
1397 (Jan) | William Appleyard | Henry Limner [note 1] |
1397 (Sep) | Walter Bixton | Richard White [note 1] |
1399 | Henry Limner | Roger Blickling [note 1] |
1401 | Edmund Warner | Walter Eaton [note 1] |
1402 | William Appleyard | William Crakeford [note 1] |
1404 (Jan) | William Everard | Walter Eaton [note 1] |
1404 (Oct) | ||
1406 | Walter Eaton | John Alderford [note 1] |
1407 | Walter Eaton | Robert Dunston [note 1] |
1410 | Robert Dunston | William Ampulford [note 1] |
1411 | Bartholomew Appleyard | Thomas Gerard [note 1] |
1413 (Feb) | John Alderford | Bartholomew Appleyard [note 1] |
1413 (May) | William Sedman | John Bixley [note 1] |
1414 (Apr) | Robert Brasier | John Alderford [note 1] |
1414 (Nov) | William Sedman | Richard Purdance [note 1] |
1415 | John Bixley | Robert Dunston [note 1] |
1416 (Mar) | Henry Rafman | William Sedman [note 1] |
1416 (Oct) | William Appleyard | John Bixley [note 1] |
1417 | Robert Brasier | Robert Dunston [note 1] |
1419 | William Appleyard | John Bixley [note 1] |
1420 | Robert Baxter | Robert Dunston [note 1] |
1421 (May) | Robert Baxter | Robert Dunston [note 1] |
1421 (Dec) | Henry Piking | Robert Dunston [note 1] |
1485 | John Paston [1] | |
1504 | Robert Burgh [2] | |
1510 | ? | |
1512 | Robert Harydance | John Clerke I[note 2] |
1515 | ? | |
1523 | ? | |
1529 | Edward Rede | Reginald Lytilprowe [note 2] |
1536 | ?John Corbet II | ? [note 2] |
1539 | Augustine Steward | John Godsalve [note 2] |
1542 | William Rogers | ?John Godsalve [note 2] |
1545 | Robert Rugge | Richard Catlin [note 2] |
1547 | Augustine Steward | Richard Catlin [note 2] |
1553 (Mar) | Thomas Marsham | Alexander Mather [note 2] |
1553 (Oct) | Thomas Gawdy I | Richard Catlin [note 2] |
1554 (Apr) | Henry Ward | John Ball [note 2] |
1554 (Nov) | John Corbet II | Alexander Mather [note 2] |
1555 | John Aldrich | Thomas Grey [note 2] |
1558 | Sir Thomas Gawdy | Thomas Sotherton [note 2] |
1559 | Sir William Woodhouse | Thomas Sotherton[note 3] |
1562/3 | Robert Michell, died and repl. 1566 by John Blennerhassett | Thomas Parker |
1571 | John Blennerhassett | Robert Suckling [note 3] |
1572 | John Aldirich | Thomas Beaumont, sick and repl. 1581 by Edward Flowerdew [note 3] |
1584 | Christopher Layer | Simon Bowde [note 3] |
1586 | Robert Suckling | Thomas Layer [note 3] |
1588 | Francis Rugge | Thomas Gleane [note 3] |
1593 | Robert Houghton | Robert Yarham [note 3] |
1597 | Christopher Layer | Thomas Sotherton II [note 3] |
1601 | Alexander Thurston | John Pettus [note 3] |
1604–1611 | Sir Henry Hobart | John Pettus[note 4] |
1614 | Sir Thomas Hyrne | Rice Gwyn[note 4] |
1621–1622 | Richard Rosse | William Denny[note 4] |
1624 | William Denny | Sir Thomas Hyrne[note 4] |
1625 | William Denny | Sir Thomas Hyrne[note 4] |
1626 | Sir John Suckling | Sir Thomas Hyrne[note 4] |
1628 | Sir Peter Gleane | Robert Debney[note 4] |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
1640–1950
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Houses of Parliament". Houses of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Houses of Parliament". Houses of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Houses of Parliament". Houses of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Houses of Parliament". Houses of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- 1 2 Scarlett was initially declared re-elected in 1837, but on petition his election was declared void and his opponent, Smith, was seated in his place after scrutiny of the votes
- ↑ On petition, the result of the 1859 general election was declared void, as was that of a subsequent by-election in which Viscount Bury (who had been found guilty of bribery) had been re-elected, and a writ for a new election was issued. The result had been Lord Bury 2,154; Mr Schneider 2,138; Sir S Bignold 1,966; Mr Lushington 1,900 (Bury and Norwich Post 3 April 1860)
- ↑ The result was Mr Warner 2,083; Sir W Russell 2,045; Mr Lewis 1,636; Mr Forlonge 1,631 (Bury and Norwich Post 3 April 1860)
- ↑ Stracey's election was declared void, the writ for the constituency was suspended and a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate allegations of corruption. After its report, a writ for a by-election was issued in 1870.
- ↑ On petition, Tillett's election was declared void and a new election was held.
- ↑ Tillett's election was declared void, the writ for the constituency was suspended and a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate allegations of corruption. The seat remained vacant until the next general election, when Tillett was re-elected.
- ↑ On petition, Bullard's election was declared void and a by-election was held
- ↑ Created a baronet, August 1899
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lucy Noel-Buxton | 31,553 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Labour | John Paton | 31,229 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Liberal National | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 25,945 | 23.0 | ||
Conservative | Henry Strauss | 24,225 | 21.5 | ||
Majority | 5,284 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 72.7 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal National | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 36,039 | |||
Conservative | Henry Strauss | 34,182 | |||
Labour | William George Glenvil Hall | 24,670 | |||
Labour | C. J. Kelly | 22,055 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | Fenner Brockway | 6,737 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal National hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 40,925 | |||
Conservative | George Albert Hartland | 38,883 | |||
Labour | Walter Robert Smith | 28,295 | |||
Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 26,537 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal National hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare | 33,974 | 26.2 | ||
Labour | Walter Robert Smith | 33,690 | 26.0 | ||
Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 31,040 | 24.0 | ||
Unionist | James Griffyth Fairfax | 30,793 | 23.8 | ||
Majority | 2,650 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Hilton Young | 28,842 | |||
Conservative | James Griffyth Fairfax | 28,529 | |||
Labour | Walter Robert Smith | 23,808 | |||
Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 22,931 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Robert Smith | 20,077 | 20.9 | ||
Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 19,304 | 20.0 | ||
Liberal | Rt Hon. Edward Hilton Young | 16,222 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative | Rt Hon. George Henry Roberts | 14,749 | 15.3 | ||
Liberal | Henry John Copeman | 13,180 | 13.7 | ||
Conservative | Henry Dawes Swan | 12,713 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 3,082 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 79.8 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | 31,167 | 33.7 | |||
National Liberal | Edward Hilton Young | 31,151 | 33.7 | ||
Labour | Herbert Edward Witard | 15,609 | 16.9 | ||
Labour | G F Johnson | 14,490 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 15,558 | 16.8 | |||
Majority | 15,542 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 76.8 | ||||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- Some records describe Roberts as Independent
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Labour | 26,642 | ||||
Liberal | 25,555 | ||||
Labour | Herbert Edward Witard | 6,856 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Coalition Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- endorsed by Coalition Government
References
- ↑ Davis, Norman. The Paston Letters: A Selection in Modern Spelling.
- ↑ Cavill. "The English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504".
- ↑ Bayne, A.D. (1869), A Comprehensive History Of Norwich Including A Survey Of The City And Its Public Buildings; Civil And Municipal History: Including Complete Lists Of Mayors And Sheriffs, And Notices Of Eminent Citizens; Political History: Including Complete Election Returns And Lists Of Members Of Parliament; Religious History: Including Memoirs Of Bishops And Deans — Rise And Progress Of Nonconformity; Commercial History: Including The Substance Of Prize Essays On The Manufactures And Trade Of Norwich, London: Jarrold & Sons, retrieved 23 February 2016
- ↑ UK General Election results: July 1945
- 1 2 3 4 The Liberal Year Book (1937)
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807)
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
- The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988)
- J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
- Robert Walcott, English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
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