West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

West Norfolk
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
18321885
Number of members two

West Norfolk or Norfolk Western (formally the "Western division of Norfolk") was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

The Hundreds of Freebridge Marshland, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Clackclose, Brothercross, Gallow, Holt, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Grimshoe, North Greenhoe, Wayland, Shropham, Guiltcross, and Mitford.

Members of Parliament

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 Sir William Ffolkes, Bt Sir Jacob Astley, Bt
1837 William Bagge Conservative William Chute
1847 Hon. Edward Coke
1852 George Bentinck Conservative
1857 John Brampton Gurdon
1865 Sir William Bagge, Bt Conservative Hon. Thomas de Grey Conservative
1871 by-election George Bentinck Conservative
1880 William Tyssen-Amherst Conservative
1884 by-election Clare Sewell Read Conservative
1885 representation reduced to one member

References


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