Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Limehouse Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Limehouse was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Limehouse district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
[edit] History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Samuel Norris | Conservative | |
| 1892 | John Stewart Wallace | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Sir Harry Simon Samuel | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir William Pearce | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Clement Attlee | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
