Penrith | |
Type: | County |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1918 |
Elects Howmany: | one |
Previous: | East Cumberland |
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Penrith was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Penrith in Cumberland, England. 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.
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Year | Member | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1885 | Henry Howard | Liberal | ||
1886 | Liberal Unionist | |||
1886 | James Lowther | Conservative | ||
1905 | Speaker | |||
1918 | constituency abolished |
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