Category: Members of Parliament, Leicestershire
Categories: Leicestershire, Constituencies and Members of Parliament | British Members of Parliament by Constituency | Constituencies of the Parliament of England | Constituencies of the Parliament of Great Britain | Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 until 1800, and then to Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832.
The constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when it was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.
Sources:
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1386-1421
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1509-1558
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1558-1603
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1604-1629
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1660-1690
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1690-1715
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1715-1754
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1754-1790
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1790-1820
- History of Parliament Online entry for Leicestershire 1820-1832
- Wikipedia entry for Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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