Camberwell North West (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Camberwell North West was a special area in South London that used to elect one person to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This elected person is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They would represent the people of Camberwell North West in the House of Commons, which is where laws are made.
The way the MP was chosen was by a system called "first-past-the-post." This means the candidate who gets the most votes wins, even if they don't get more than half of all the votes.
This special area was created for the election in 1918. It stopped being a separate area for elections in 1950.
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What Were the Boundaries of Camberwell North West?
The boundaries of Camberwell North West were set by specific local areas, called wards, within the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell. These wards included Addington, Lyndhurst, St Giles, Town Hall, and West. Think of these as smaller neighborhoods that together made up the Camberwell North West election area.
Who Were the Members of Parliament?
A Member of Parliament (MP) is someone elected by the people to represent them in the UK Parliament. Their job is to speak up for the people in their area, help make new laws, and check what the government is doing.
Here is a list of the people who were elected as MPs for Camberwell North West:
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Thomas James McNamara | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Liberal | ||
| 1924 | Edward Campbell | Unionist | |
| 1929 | Hyacinth Morgan | Labour | |
| 1931 | James Dales Cassels | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Oscar Guest | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Freda Corbet | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
See also
- Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency)
- Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
Images for kids
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Thomas James Macnamara, who was an MP for Camberwell North West.
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Another picture of T.J. Macnamara.
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John Hobbis Harris, a Liberal Party candidate in 1922.
