Derbyshire_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885

East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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It was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished only seventeen years later under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was then replaced by seven new constituencies: Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.

Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundred of Scarsdale.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 1860s

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Elections in the 1870s

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Elections in the 1880s

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References

  1. [1]
    "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  3. [3]
    "The Representation of Derbyshire". Nottinghamshire Guardian. 9 October 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "The General Election". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. 31 January 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. [5]
    "East Derbyshire Election". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. 3 April 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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