| East Staffordshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1868 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | Two |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Staffordshire |
East Staffordshire or Staffordshire East (formally the Eastern division of Staffordshire) was a county constituency in the county of Staffordshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency was first created by the Second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Offlow (North) and Offlow (South) (excluding the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield), and the parish of Rushall.[1] [2]
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Michael Bass | Liberal | John Robinson McClean | Liberal Party | |||
| 1873 by-election | Samuel Allsopp | Conservative | |||||
| 1880 | Henry Wiggin | Liberal | |||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | ||||||
McClean's death caused a by-election.