Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a parliamentary borough in the county of Northumberland of the House of Commons of England from 1283 to 1706, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Major settlements | Newcastle upon Tyne |
1283–1918 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, Newcastle upon Tyne North and Newcastle upon Tyne West |
Newcastle first sent Members to Parliament in 1283, although it was not always possible to act upon the writ of summons, which was disregarded on at least four occasions (1315, 1327, 1332 and 1337) because of warfare with the Scots.[1]
The constituency was abolished in 1918, being split into four divisions; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne North and Newcastle-upon-Tyne West.[2]