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West Norfolk
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the northern 'doubly' blue land by the great bay (bight), the Wash.
1832–1885
Seats	two
Replaced by	Mid Norfolk North West Norfolk South West Norfolk

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, alongside Eastern Norfolk, as one of two Divisions of the Parliamentary County of Norfolk, each returning 2 MPs. It was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1832–1868

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

1868–1885

• The Hundreds of Wayland, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Gallow, Brothercross, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, Clackclose and Grimshoe.

Small parts of the division were transferred to the newly formed North and South Divisions of Norfolk. Also absorbed the disenfranchised Parliamentary Borough of Thetford.

On abolition in 1885, northern areas formed the new North-Western Division of Norfolk, southern areas formed the new South-Western Division and central areas were included in the new Mid Division.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Grey succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Walsingham.

Elections in the 1880s

Bagge's death caused a by-election.

Bentinck's resignation caused a by-election.

References

1. "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
3. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 222. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
4. Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1836). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 74. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via Google Books.
5. "Norfolk (West)". Morning Advertiser. 16 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "The General Election". The Ipswich Journal. 21 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Norfolk Chronicle". 3 July 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "The Old and the New Parliament". The Examiner. 25 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Norwich Mercury". 18 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 429–439. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
11. "West Norfolk Election". Norfolk News. 17 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "West Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. 13 March 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)

• Parliamentary constituencies in Norfolk (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885