Birmingham Moseley (UK Parliament constituency)
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Birmingham Moseley was a constituency
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1918 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
system of election
.
provided for a redistribution of Birmingham into twelve constituencies, one of which was Birmingham Moseley.
Moseley was the south-westernmost of the Birmingham seats established in 1918. It comprised the then City Council wards of Acock's Green and Sparkhill, with parts of the wards of Balsall Heath, King's Norton, Moseley and King's Heath, and Sparkbrook.
By the 1935 United Kingdom general election, the electorate of the Moseley division exceeded 100,000 voters. Towards the end of the Second World War it was decided to instruct the Boundary Commission for England to prepare a scheme to divide the seats with more than 100,000 voters. This was provided for by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944
, as an interim measure before the first general review of all the constituencies took place later in the decade.
At the 1945 United Kingdom general election, the Acock's Green and Hall Green wards became the new seat of Birmingham Acock's Green
. The remainder of the previous Moseley remained as that division, comprising the Moseley and King's Heath, and Sparkhill wards with part of King's Norton ward.
As a result of the first general review, the Moseley division disappeared from the United Kingdom general election, 1950
.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1918 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
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system of election
Election
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Boundaries
Berween 1885 and 1918 the parliamentary borough of Birmingham was split into seven single-member divisions. The Representation of the People Act 1918Representation of the People Act 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act...
provided for a redistribution of Birmingham into twelve constituencies, one of which was Birmingham Moseley.
Moseley was the south-westernmost of the Birmingham seats established in 1918. It comprised the then City Council wards of Acock's Green and Sparkhill, with parts of the wards of Balsall Heath, King's Norton, Moseley and King's Heath, and Sparkbrook.
By the 1935 United Kingdom general election, the electorate of the Moseley division exceeded 100,000 voters. Towards the end of the Second World War it was decided to instruct the Boundary Commission for England to prepare a scheme to divide the seats with more than 100,000 voters. This was provided for by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944
House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944
The House of Commons Act 1944 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established permanent boundary commissions for each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, and provided for the periodic review of the number and boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.The Act...
, as an interim measure before the first general review of all the constituencies took place later in the decade.
At the 1945 United Kingdom general election, the Acock's Green and Hall Green wards became the new seat of Birmingham Acock's Green
Birmingham Acock's Green (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham Acock's Green was a short-lived constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
. The remainder of the previous Moseley remained as that division, comprising the Moseley and King's Heath, and Sparkhill wards with part of King's Norton ward.
As a result of the first general review, the Moseley division disappeared from the United Kingdom general election, 1950
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
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Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Sir Hallewell Rogers Hallewell Rogers Sir Hallewell Rogers was a British Conservative politician.Rogers was Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1904. He was appointed Honourary Colonel of the 3rd South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in 1913.... |
Coalition Conservative | |
| 1921 by-election | Sir Patrick Hannon Patrick Hannon Sir Patrick Joseph Henry Hannon FRGS FRSA was an Anglo-Irish Conservative Party politician, industrialist and agriculturalist. He served as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Moseley from 1921 to 1950 and was active in the British Commonwealth Union.-Education in agriculture:Hannon was the... |
Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Constituency abolished | ||