St Pancras South (UK Parliament constituency) explained

St Pancras South
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1918
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England

St. Pancras South was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885Sir Julian GoldsmidLiberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1896 b-eHerbert JesselLiberal Unionist
1906Philip Whitwell WilsonLiberal
Jan. 1910Herbert JesselLiberal Unionist
1918constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1890s

Goldsmid's death prompted a by-election.

Elections in the 1910s

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;

References

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