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Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 until 1800, and then to the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832.

History

The constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when it was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.

Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bosworth, Harborough, Loughborough and Melton.

Members of Parliament

1290–1640

1640–1832

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Curtis, John. A Topographical History of the County of Leicester. p. xxiv.
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  4. ^ Josiah Wedgwood (1936), History of Parliament 1439-1509 Biographies (hardback), London: HMSO
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  7. ^ Some sources give Thomas Beaumont. Beaumont was initially returned but Hastings declared elected instead