Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)
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Wellington is a former United Kingdom
Parliamentary
constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency
of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament
.
United Kingdom
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Parliamentary
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
- 1885-1906: Alexander BrownSir Alexander Brown, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Hargreaves Brown, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1906....
, Liberal Unionist - 1906-1918: Sir Charles Solomon HenrySir Charles Solomon Henry, 1st BaronetSir Charles Solomon Henry was an Australian merchant and businessman who lived mostly in Britain and sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1906-1918.-Family and education:...
- Constituency abolished (1918)
Election results
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...