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Encyclopedia > Finsbury Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Finsbury Central
Borough constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1918
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Finsbury Central was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Finsbury district of North London. 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. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Finsbury is a place in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

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History

The constituency was created when the two-member Finsbury constituency was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was replaced by a new single-member Finsbury constituency. The parliamentary borough of Finsbury was a constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1832 to 1885, and from 1918 to 1950. ... The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. ... The 1885 UK general election was from the 24th November - 18th December 1885. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1918 held on 14th December 1918, after the Representation of the People Act 1918. ... The parliamentary borough of Finsbury was a constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1832 to 1885, and from 1918 to 1950. ...


Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Howard Spensley
1886 Frederick Thomas Penton
1892 Dadabhai Naoroji Liberal
1895 William Frederick Barton Massey-Mainwaring
1906 William Charles Steadman Liberal
1910 Martin Archer-Shee
1918 constituency abolished: see Finsbury

The 1885 UK general election was from the 24th November - 18th December 1885. ... The 1886 UK general election took place from July 1-27, 1886. ... The 1892 UK general election was held from 4th - 26th July 1892. ... Statue of Naoroji in Mumbai Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825–30 June 1917) was a Parsi intellectual and educator, and an early Indian political leader. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... The UK general election of 1895 was held from 13th July - 7th August 1895. ... The UK general election of 1906 was from 12th January – 8th February 1906. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... The UK general election of January 1910 was held from 15th January – 10th February 1910. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1918 held on 14th December 1918, after the Representation of the People Act 1918. ... The parliamentary borough of Finsbury was a constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1832 to 1885, and from 1918 to 1950. ...

Election results

References

  • This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.


 
 

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