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St Augustine's (UK Parliament constituency)

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Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

St Augustine's
Formerconstituency
for theHouse of Commons
18851918
Seatsone
Created fromEast Kent
Replaced byCanterbury,Dover,Hythe

St Augustine's was aparliamentary constituency inKent. It returned one Member of Parliament to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the1885 general election, and abolished for the1918 general election.

Boundaries

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The Sessional Divisions of Elham, Home and Wingham, the Municipal Boroughs of Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe and the corporate town of Fordwich, Bekesbourne, Ringwold, Kingsdown and Walmer.[1]

History

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In its 33-year existence this constituency only ever elected two Members of Parliament, both Conservatives; its first MP was the former Home Secretary, Aretas Akers-Douglas.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1885Aretas Akers-DouglasConservative
1911Ronald McNeillConservative
1918constituency abolished

Election results

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Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: St Augustine's[2][3][1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-Douglas5,84262.0
LiberalAlfred Simmons3,58238.0
Majority2,26024.0
Turnout9,42477.5
Registered electors12,157
Conservativewin (new seat)
General election 1886: St Augustine's[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-DouglasUnopposed
Conservativehold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: St Augustine's[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-DouglasUnopposed
Conservativehold
General election 1895: St Augustine's[2][3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-DouglasUnopposed
Conservativehold

Elections in the 1900s

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Akers-Douglas
General election 1900: St Augustine's[2][3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-DouglasUnopposed
Conservativehold
General election 1906: St Augustine's[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-Douglas7,65561.5N/A
LiberalCharles Prescott4,79438.5New
Majority2,86123.0N/A
Turnout12,44978.6N/A
Registered electors15,841
Conservativehold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: St Augustine's[2][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-Douglas9,50069.8+8.3
LiberalRobert Turnbull Lang4,11430.2−8.3
Majority5,38639.6+16.6
Turnout13,61481.9+3.3
Registered electors16,614
ConservativeholdSwing+8.3
General election December 1910: St Augustine's[2][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAretas Akers-DouglasUnopposed
Conservativehold
1911 St Augustine's by-election[2][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRonald McNeillUnopposed
Conservativehold

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

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  1. ^abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  2. ^abcdefghBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  3. ^abcdefThe Liberal Year Book, 1907
  4. ^abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. ^abcDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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