Acton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Acton Burough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Acton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for the 1918 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, and replaced by the new Ealing Acton constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Sir Harry Ernest Brittain | Unionist | |
| 1929 | James Frederick Shillaker | Labour | |
| 1931 | Herbert John Duggan | Conservative | |
| 1943 | Henry Carpenter Longhurst | National Conservative | |
| 1945 | Joseph Alfred Sparks | Labour | |
| 1959 | Philip Welsby Holland | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Bernard Floud | Labour | |
| 1968 | Kenneth Baker | Conservative | |
| 1970 | Nigel John Spearing | Labour | |
| 1974 | Sir George Young | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Ealing Acton | ||
[edit] Elections
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
