Misplaced Pages

Mid Lincolnshire, formally called the Mid Division of Lincolnshire, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1867 for the 1868 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

1868–1885: In the Parts of Lindsey, the Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Well, Lawress, Wraggoe, Gartree, Candleshoe, Calceworth (except so much as lies within the Hundred of Louth Eske), Hill, Bolingbroke, Horncastle, and in the Parts of Kesteven, the Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Boothby Graffoe, and Langoe, and Lincoln Liberty.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Chaplin was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Stanhope was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education, requiring two by-elections.

References

1. "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)

This former constituency in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1868
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
• United Kingdom historical constituency stubs