Liverpool Abercromby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Liverpool Abercromby
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Created from Liverpool
Replaced by Liverpool Exchange

Liverpool Abercromby or Abercromby (Liverpool) was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished at the 1918 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Castle Street, Great George's, Pitt Street, Rodney Street, and St Peter's.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 William Lawrence Conservative
1906 J. E. B. Seely Liberal
1910 Jan. Richard Chaloner Conservative
1917 b-e Edward Stanley Unionist
1918 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Samuel Smith Samuel Smith.jpg
Samuel Smith
General election, 25 November 1885: Liverpool Abercromby [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence 3,789 56.0
Liberal Samuel Smith 2,98244.0
Majority80712.0
Turnout 6,77174.1
Registered electors 9,137
Conservative win (new seat)
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Thomas Brassey
General election, July 1886: Liverpool Abercromby [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence 3,583 55.7 −0.3
Liberal Thomas Brassey 2,84444.3+0.3
Majority73911.4−0.6
Turnout 6,42770.3−3.8
Registered electors 9,137
Conservative hold Swing −0.3

Elections in the 1890s

W. Lawrence William Lawrence (Liverpool).jpg
W. Lawrence
General election, July 1892: Liverpool Abercromby [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence 3,677 56.4 +0.7
Liberal William Bowring 2,84643.6−0.7
Majority83112.8+1.4
Turnout 6,52372.0+1.7
Registered electors 9,054
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election, July/August 1895: Liverpool Abercromby [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election, September/October 1900: Liverpool Abercromby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence Unopposed
Conservative hold
Seely Jack Seely.jpg
Seely
General election, 16 January 1906: Liverpool Abercromby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. E. B. Seely 2,933 51.8 New
Conservative William Lawrence 2,73448.2N/A
Majority1993.6N/A
Turnout 5,66776.4N/A
Registered electors 7,418
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

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Richard Chaloner
General election, 18 January 1910: Liverpool Abercromby [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Chaloner 3,088 54.7 +6.5
Liberal J. E. B. Seely 256245.3−6.5
Majority5269.4+5.8
Turnout 565081.6+5.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.5
General election, December 1910: Liverpool Abercromby [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Chaloner 3,024 58.1 +3.4
Liberal Frederick Bowring 218441.9−3.4
Majority84016.2+6.8
Turnout 520875.2−6.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
1917 Liverpool Abercromby by-election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Edward Stanley 2,224 73.7 +15.6
NFDSS Frank Buckley Hughes79426.3New
Majority143047.4+31.2
Turnout 300850.1−25.1
Unionist hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  8. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  9. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
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