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West Kent (formally known as "Kent, Western") was a
county constituency in
Kent in
South East England . It returned two
Members of Parliament (MPs) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom , elected by the
first past the post system.
History
The constituency was created by the
Reform Act 1832 for the
1832 general election , and abolished by the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the
1885 general election .
All three two-member constituencies in Kent were abolished in 1885:
East Kent ,
Mid Kent and West Kent. They were replaced by eight new single-member constituencies:
Ashford ,
Dartford ,
Faversham ,
Isle of Thanet ,
Medway ,
St Augustine's ,
Sevenoaks and
Tunbridge .
Boundaries
1832–1868 : The Lathes of Sutton-at-Hone and Aylesford, and the Lower Division of the Lathe of Scray.
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1868–1885 : The Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone.
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Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Rider retired at the close of the first day's poll
Geary resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Marsham succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd
Earl of Romney and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Filmer's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Talbot resigned in order to contest the
1878 Oxford University by-election .
Elections in the 1880s
Legge was appointed
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household , requiring a by-election.
References
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"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 .
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"Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF) . Retrieved 27 July 2017 .
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"The Election for West Kent" . Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser . 3 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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f Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850].
Craig, F. W. S. (ed.).
The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp.
157–158 .
ISBN
0-900178-13-2 . Retrieved 7 August 2018 .
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b Atkinson, Brian (2001).
"Conservative and Liberal: National Politics in Kent from the late 1820s to 1914" . In Lansberry, Frederick (ed.). Government and Politics in Kent, 1640-1914 . Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. p. 141.
ISBN
0-85115-586-3 .
LCCN
2001035616 . Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via
Google Books .
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Churton, Edward (1836).
The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836 . p. 97. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via
Google Books .
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b Dyck, Ian (1992).
William Cobbett and Rural Popular Culture . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 139.
ISBN
0-521-41394-X .
LCCN
91017636 . Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via
Google Books .
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"The Elections" . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 28 July 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Newport" . Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette . 3 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Elections in Kent" . Kentish Gazette . 13 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Maidstone" . Exeter and Plymouth Gazette . 10 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Notice to Correspondents" . Sussex Agricultural Express . 4 April 1857. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 406–407.
ISBN
978-1-349-02349-3 .
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"Kent Elections" . Kentish Gazette . 24 November 1868. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"West Kent Election" .
Daily Telegraph and Courier . 2 February 1874. p. 9. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Liberal Candidate for West Kent" . Kentish Mercury . 3 April 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Mr John May - The Tenant Farmer's Candidate" . Woolwich Gazette . 3 April 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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