North Nottinghamshire, formally the "Northern Division of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

" was a

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represented in the

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of the

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. It elected two Members of Parliament (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 The Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45), enacted by the Whig government of Pri ...

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

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1885"). It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that r ...

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

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

, Newark and

Rushcliffe Rushcliffe is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. The borough also includes the towns of Bingh ...

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Lumley-Savile succeeded to the peerage, becoming 8th

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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