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Mid Kent (historic UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Kent (historic UK Parliament constituency)

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For the 1983–1997 constituency, see Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency).

Mid Kent was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Kent, which returned 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 for the 1885 general election, when the three two-member constituencies (East Kent, Mid Kent and West Kent) were replaced by several new single-member constituencies: Ashford, Dartford, Faversham, Isle of Thanet, Medway, St Augustines, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge.

A later single-member constituency called Mid Kent existed from 1983 to 1997.

Boundaries

1868-1885: The Lathe of Aylesford, and the Lower Division of the Lathe of Scray.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Election results

Elections in the 1860s

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Elections in the 1870s

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Elections in the 1880s

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Filmer's resignation caused a by-election.

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Dyke's appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland required a by-election.

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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. 405. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  3. [3]
    "Mid Kent Election". The Daily News. 30 March 1880. p. 4. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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