Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
Northampton was aparliamentary constituency (centred on the town ofNorthampton ), which existed until 1974.
It returned twoMembers of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800 and to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the1918 general election . The constituency was abolished for theFebruary 1974 general election , when it was replaced by the new constituencies ofNorthampton North andNorthampton South .
A former MP of note for the constituency wasSpencer Perceval , the only British Prime Minister to beassassinated .
Members of Parliament [ edit ] 1295: constituency established, electing two MPs Election First member First party Second member Second party April 1640 Richard Knightley Parliamentarian Zouch Tate Parliamentarian November 1640 December 1648 Knightley excluded inPride's Purge – seat vacant Tate not recorded as sitting afterPride's Purge 1653 Northampton was unrepresented in theBarebones Parliament 1654 Peter Whalley Northampton had only one seat in theFirst andSecond Parliaments of the Protectorate 1656 Francis Harvey January 1659 James Langham May 1659 Not represented in the restoredRump March 1660 Francis Harvey Richard Rainsford June 1660 Sir John Norwich, Bt. April 1661 Francis Harvey James Langham November 1661 Sir Charles Compton Richard Rainsford 1662 Sir James Langham, Bt. March 1663 Sir William Dudley, Bt. April 1663 Hon. Christopher Hatton March 1664 Sir John Bernard April 1664 Sir Henry Yelverton, Bt. 1670 Sir William Fermor Henry O'Brien 1678 Hon. Ralph Montagu February 1679 Sir Hugh Cholmley, Bt. August 1679 William Langham Hon. Ralph Montagu 1685 Richard Rainsford Sir Justinian Isham, Bt. 1689 William Langham 1690 Sir Thomas Samwell, Bt. 1694 Sir Justinian Isham, Bt. 1695 Christopher Montagu 1698 William Thursby 1701 Thomas Andrew 1702 Sir Matthew Dudley, Bt. Bartholomew Tate 1704 Francis Arundell 1705 George Montagu 1710 William Wykes 1715 William Wilmer 1722 Edward Montagu 1727 Hon. George Compton 1734 William Wilmer 1744 George Montagu April 1754 Charles Montagu December 1754 Hon. Charles Compton 1755 Richard Backwell 1759 Frederick Montagu 1761 Spencer Compton 1763 Lucy Knightley 1768 Vice-Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney Sir George Osborn, Bt. [ 4] 1769 Hon. Thomas Howe 1771 Wilbraham Tollemache 1774 Sir George Robinson, 5th Bt. 1780 George Spencer Whig [ 5] George Rodney 1782 George Bingham Tory [ 5] 1784 Charles Compton Tory [ 5] Fiennes Trotman Whig [ 5] 1790 Hon. Edward Bouverie Whig [ 5] 1796 Hon. Spencer Perceval Tory [ 5] 1810 William Hanbury Whig [ 5] 1812 Spencer Compton Tory [ 5] 1818 Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt. Tory [ 5] 1820 Sir George Robinson, 6th Bt. Whig [ 5] William Leader Maberly Whig [ 5] 1830 Sir Robert Gunning, Bt. Tory [ 5] 1831 Robert Vernon Smith Whig [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 5] 1832 Charles Ross Tory [ 7] [ 5] 1834 Conservative [ 7] [ 5] 1837 Raikes Currie Radical [ 7] [ 10] [ 11] 1857 Charles Gilpin Radical [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 7] 1859 Liberal Liberal 1859 by-election Anthony Henley Liberal February 1874 Pickering Phipps Conservative October 1874 by-election Charles Merewether [ 16] Conservative 1880 Henry Labouchère Liberal Charles Bradlaugh Liberal 1891 by-election Philip Manfield Liberal 1895 Adolphus Drucker Conservative 1900 John Greenwood Shipman Liberal 1906 Herbert Paul Liberal Jan. 1910 Hastings Lees-Smith Liberal Charles McCurdy Liberal 1918 Representation reduced to one member
Elections in the 1830s [ edit ] After the election, a 13-day scrutiny was approved by the Mayor and tallies were revised to 1,570 for Robinson, 1,279 for Vernon Smith, 1,157 for Gunning, and 185 for Lyon. 188 votes were rejected. Elections in the 1840s [ edit ] Elections in the 1850s [ edit ] Vernon Smith was appointedSecretary of State for War , requiring a by-election.
Vernon Smith was appointedPresident of the Board of Control , requiring a by-election.
Vernon Smith was raised to the peerage, becoming 1stBaron Lyveden , and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s [ edit ] Elections in the 1870s [ edit ] Gilpin's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s [ edit ] Bradlaugh was unseated after voting in the Commons before taking theOath of Allegiance , causing a by-election.[ 18]
Bradlaugh was expelled from the House of Commons due to his continuing prevention from taking the Oath, causing a by-election.[ 30] [ 18]
Bradlaugh resigned and sought election once more, after a resolution to exclude him from the precincts of the House of Commons was sought.[ 18]
Elections in the 1890s [ edit ] Bradlaugh's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s [ edit ] Labouchère Paul Shipman Elections in the 1910s [ edit ] McCurdy Quelch A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
McCurdy Elections in the 1920s [ edit ] Bondfield Elections in the 1930s [ edit ] General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
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