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1820-1832. V. The Composition of the House of Commons. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993. Available from Boydell and Brewer. The contents of these volumes of the History present, in the main, the findings of an inquiry into the lives and careers of Members of ...
Dec 4, 2023 · Parliamentary constituencies. There are two types of constituency: borough and county. In a borough constituency, the mayor or chairman of the district is the Returning Officer. In a county constituency, the Sheriff of the county is the Returning Officer. Campaign spending limits are different depending on whether you are standing in a borough ...
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How to use the History of Parliament's constituency articles. This database holds the 2,831 constituency surveys so far published by the History of Parliament. The articles for the 1422-1504 and 1640-60 Sections are currently under preparation. The History's constituency surveys provide information on elections and politics in each constituency.
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Each of the 40 English counties returned two Members to Parliament, and the voting qualification in all counties was the same: the possession of freehold property valued for the land tax at 40 shillings per annum (the 40s. freehold). For electoral purposes the term 40s. freehold was widely interpreted: it included leases for lives; annuities, rent ...
The 203 English boroughs returned 405 Members of Parliament. 196 boroughs returned two Members each; two boroughs (London and the united boroughs of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis) returned four Members each; and five boroughs returned one Member each (Abingdon, Banbury, Bewdley, Higham Ferrers, and Monmouth). From the point of view of the franchise, ...
The franchise in the two universities was the same—in doctors and masters of arts, and at each it appears that about 500 actually voted, but as votes had to be cast in person it is probable that the number entitled to vote was higher. In addition, in both constituencies the representatives had to be members of the university. But apart from having ...
The twelve Welsh counties each returned one Member to Parliament and the franchise was the same as in the English counties. In size of electorate they ranged from Caernarvonshire, with about 500 voters, to Denbighshire and Pembrokeshire, with about 2,000. Four had electorates below 1,000, and six had between 1,000 and 1,500. Electorally, therefore,...
The Scottish representative system was adapted from that in use before 1707 in the Parliament of Scotland, and the franchise had remained unaltered. 27 of the 33 Scottish counties each sent one Member to the House of Commons. Six of the smaller counties were grouped together in pairs and one of each pair alternated with the other in electing Member...
The word ‘interest’ has been used frequently in these pages; it will recur over and over again. What exactly was a parliamentary interest in the second half of the eighteenth century? On what basis was it founded and what was needed to cultivate and maintain it? Who were the great borough-mongers of the period, and what use did they make of their p...
All other public posts are filled by appointment. Each member of the House of Commons represents one parliamentary constituency. Constituency populations historically have varied considerably, with those in Scotland and Wales being much smaller than those in England. This overrepresentation for Scotland and Wales dates from the 18th century and ...
The UK electoral quota for the 2023 Review is, to the nearest whole number, 73,393. Accordingly, every recommended constituency (except the five ‘protected’ constituencies) must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The specified exceptions to this in England are the two ...
Belfast City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast, the largest city of Northern Ireland. The council serves an estimated population of 348,005 (mid-2022 est.), [1] the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while being the smallest by area.
