Stamford (UK Parliament list of constituencies)
The town of Stamford, Lincolnshire has been part of a variety of parliamentary constituencies down the years, as a result of boundary changes.
- Stamford and Grantham 1997–present, under consideration for re-drawing
- Stamford and Spalding 1983 - 1997
- Rutland and Stamford 1918–1983
- Stamford (or South Kesteven) division of Lincolnshire 1885–1918
- Stamford 1295–1307 and 1467–1885
Stamfordian property owners who were eligible to vote - men who met the forty shillings requirement (Forty Shilling Freeholder Act) also had the franchise for the county MPs.
- Lincolnshire 1290–1832
- South Lincolnshire 1832-1835
Those who owned property in other places might have had additional votes, as would graduates of the universities.
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