• Source: West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

      • West Norfolk or Norfolk Western (formally the "Western division of Norfolk") was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk, which 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 created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, alongside Eastern Norfolk, as one of two Divisions of the Parliamentary County of Norfolk, each returning 2 MPs. It was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.


      Boundaries and boundary changes




      = 1832–1868

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      The Hundreds of Freebridge Marshland, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Clackclose, Brothercross, Gallow, Holt, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Grimshoe, North Greenhoe, Wayland, Shropham, Gilt Cross and Mitford.


      = 1868–1885

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      The Hundreds of Wayland, Launditch, South Greenhoe, Gallow, Brothercross, Smithdon, Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, Clackclose and Grimshoe.
      Small parts of the division were transferred to the newly formed North and South Divisions of Norfolk. Also absorbed the disenfranchised Parliamentary Borough of Thetford.
      On abolition in 1885, northern areas formed the new North-Western Division of Norfolk, southern areas formed the new South-Western Division and central areas were included in the new Mid Division.


      Members of Parliament




      Election results




      = Elections in the 1830s

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      = Elections in the 1840s

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      11776


      = Elections in the 1850s

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      = Elections in the 1860s

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      = Elections in the 1870s

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      Grey succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Walsingham.


      = Elections in the 1880s

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      Bagge's death caused a by-election.

      Bentinck's resignation caused a by-election.


      References




      Sources


      Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)

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