| Howdenshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | County |
| Region: | England |
| County: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Howdenshire was a county constituency in Yorkshire which 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 voting system.
It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Holme Beacon, Howdenshire, South Hunsley Beacon, Wilton Beacon, and Ouse and Derwent (except the part included in the extended Municipal Borough of York).
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Hessle and Pocklington, the Rural Districts of Escrick, Howden, Pocklington, and Riccall, in the Rural District of Beverley the civil parishes of Brantingham, Ellerker, Elloughton with Brough, and South Cave, and part of the Rural District of Sculcoates.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Arthur Duncombe | Conservative | ||
| 1892 | Sir William Wilson-Todd | Conservative | ||
| 1906 | Henry Harrison-Broadley | Conservative | ||
| 1915 by-election | Stanley Jackson | Conservative | ||
| 1926 by-election | William Carver | Conservative | ||
| 1945 | Clifford Glossop | Conservative | ||
| 1947 by-election | George Odey | Conservative | ||
| 1950 | constituency abolished | |||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
General Election 1939–40:Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;