South Molton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South Molton County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
South Molton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the small town of South Molton in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by Torrington.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Newton Wallop | Liberal | |
| 1891 | George Lambert (1st) | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Cedric Drewe | Unionist | |
| 1929 | George Lambert (1st) | Liberal | |
| 1931 | National Liberal | ||
| 1945 | George Lambert (2nd) | National Liberal | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Torrington | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
