Penrith_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Penrith (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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.
Quick Facts 1885–1918, Seats ...
| Penrith | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | East Cumberland |
| Replaced by | North Cumberland and Penrith and Cockermouth |
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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
More information Year, Member ...
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Henry Howard | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1886 | James Lowther | Conservative | |
| 1905 | Speaker | ||
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
| Speaker hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
| Speaker hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
| Speaker hold | |||||
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More information Parliament of the United Kingdom ...
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by the speaker 1905–1918 |
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