North Nottinghamshire, formally the "Northern Division of

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represented in the

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. It elected two

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(MPs) by the block vote system of election.

Boundaries

1832–1885: The Hundreds of Bassetlaw and Broxtowe.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Nottinghamshire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs. Both divisions were abolished by the

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for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bassetlaw, Mansfield,

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and

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and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Knight's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Denison was elevated to the peerage, becoming Viscount Ossington.

Elections in the 1880s

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nottinghamshire North Parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885