Parliamentary representation from Rutland
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The historic county
of Rutland
in the east midlands of England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Rutland.
The historic county was a single constituency, for parliamentary purposes, until 1918. From that year the county was linked with a part of a neighbouring historic county, first Lincolnshire and then Leicestershire.
The first part of this article covers the constituency wholly within the area of the historic county of Rutland, before 1918. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included the historic county of Rutland. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.
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Key to abbrieviations:-
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
in the east midlands of England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Rutland.
The historic county was a single constituency, for parliamentary purposes, until 1918. From that year the county was linked with a part of a neighbouring historic county, first Lincolnshire and then Leicestershire.
The first part of this article covers the constituency wholly within the area of the historic county of Rutland, before 1918. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included the historic county of Rutland. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.
List of constituencies
Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituency which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of EnglandParliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
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Key to abbrieviations:-
- (Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.
- (Administrative County in Notes) Le administrative/shire county of Leicestershire, Li administrative/shire county of Lincolnshire, R historic county of Rutland.
Constituency in the historic county
| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Rutland (UK Parliament constituency) Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire... |
CC | 1290 | 1918 | 2 (1290-1885) | R |
| 1 (1885–1918) | |||||
Constituencies mostly in another historic county
| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland and Melton | CC | 1983 | * | 1 | R/Le |
| Rutland and Stamford Rutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) Rutland and Stamford was a county constituency comprising the area centred on the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and the county of Rutland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.The... |
CC | 1918 | 1983 | 1 | R/Li |
Periods constituencies represented
| 1290–1918 | 1918–1983 | 1983–* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Rutland (UK Parliament constituency) Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire... |
1290–1918 | ||
| Rutland and Melton | 1983–* | ||
| Rutland and Stamford Rutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) Rutland and Stamford was a county constituency comprising the area centred on the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and the county of Rutland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.The... |
1918–1983 | ||
Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period
| Type | 1290-1918 |
|---|---|
| County | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period
| Type | 1290-1885 | 1885-1918 |
|---|---|---|
| County | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
See also
- Wikipedia:Index of article on UK Parliament constituencies in England
- Wikipedia:Index of articles on UK Parliament constituencies in England N-Z
- Parliamentary representation by historic countiesParliamentary representation by historic countiesThe Parliamentary representation by historic counties is summarised in this article, with links to the articles about the representation of each of the historic counties in the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom .-History of the historic counties...
- First Protectorate ParliamentFirst Protectorate ParliamentThe First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...