List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1654 facts for kids
This article is about the First Protectorate Parliament. This important group of lawmakers, called members of Parliament (MPs), met in Westminster from September 3, 1654, to January 22, 1655. This was during the time of the Commonwealth of England, when England was not ruled by a king.
Before this parliament, the Barebone's Parliament mainly had members from counties. But for the First Protectorate Parliament, many towns were allowed to choose their own representatives again. Some old towns that had very few voters (called "rotten boroughs") were not allowed to send MPs. Instead, new and growing towns like Manchester, Leeds, and Halifax, along with the county and city of Durham, got to have their own MPs for the first time. This was a big change, happening almost 200 years before similar changes in England.
This list shows the MPs who were chosen in 1654. Usually, if someone was chosen for more than one area, they would pick one, and another person would be chosen for the other area. However, this did not happen in this parliament. So, you might see some people listed for two or even three different areas. After this, the Second Protectorate Parliament met.
Contents
- Meet the MPs of the First Protectorate Parliament
- Bedfordshire MPs
- Berkshire MPs
- Buckinghamshire MPs
- Cambridgeshire MPs
- Cheshire MPs
- Cornwall MPs
- Cumberland MPs
- Derbyshire MPs
- Devon MPs
- Dorset MPs
- Durham MPs
- Essex MPs
- Gloucestershire MPs
- Hampshire MPs
- Herefordshire MPs
- Hertfordshire MPs
- Huntingdonshire MPs
- Kent MPs (and Cinque Ports)
- Lancashire MPs
- Leicestershire MPs
- Lincolnshire MPs
- Middlesex MPs
- Monmouthshire MPs
- Norfolk MPs
- Northamptonshire MPs
- Northumberland MPs
- Nottinghamshire MPs
- Oxfordshire MPs
- Rutland MPs
- Salop MPs
- Somerset MPs
- Staffordshire MPs
- Suffolk MPs
- Surrey MPs
- Sussex MPs
- Warwickshire MPs
- Westmorland MPs
- Wiltshire MPs
- Worcestershire MPs
- Yorkshire MPs
- Wales MPs
- Scotland MPs
- Ireland MPs
- See Also
Meet the MPs of the First Protectorate Parliament
Bedfordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
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| Bedfordshire | Sir William Boteler John Harvey Edmund Wingate John Neale Samuel Bedford |
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| Bedford | Bulstrode Whitelocke | |
Berkshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Berkshire | George Purefoy Edmund Dunch Sir Robert Pye John Dunch John Southby |
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| Abingdon | Thomas Holt | |
| Reading | Robert Hammond | |
Buckinghamshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Buckinghamshire | Bulstrode Whitelocke Richard Ingoldsby George Fleetwood Sir Richard Pigot Richard Greenville |
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| Buckingham | Francis Ingoldsby | |
| Wycombe | Thomas Scot | |
| Aylesbury | Henry Phillips | |
Cambridgeshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cambridgeshire | John Delbrow Francis Russell Henry Pickering Robert Castle |
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| Cambridge | Richard Timbs (Alderman of Cambridge) | |
| Cambridge University | Henry Cromwell | |
| Isle of Ely | John Thurloe George Glapthorn |
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Cheshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cheshire | John Bradshaw George Booth Henry Brooke (of Norton) John Crew |
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| City of Chester | Charles Walley |
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Cornwall MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cornwall | Thomas Gewen Thomas Ceely (of Trevisham) Richard Carter Anthony Rous James Launce (of Pennare) Walter Moyle Charles Boscawen Anthony Nichols |
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| Launceston | Robert Bennet | |
| Truro | Francis Rous | |
| Penryn | John Fox | |
| East Looe and West Looe | John Blackmore | |
Cumberland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cumberland | Major General Charles Howard Colonel William Briscoe |
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| Carlisle | Colonel Thomas Fitch | |
Derbyshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Derbyshire | Nathaniel Barton Thomas Sanders Edward Gell John Gell |
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| Derby | Gervase Bennet | |
Devon MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Devon | Thomas Saunders Robert Rolle Arthur Upton Thomas Reynell William Morice John Hale William Bastard William Fry Sir John Northcote, Bt Henry Hatsell John Quick |
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| Exeter | Thomas Bampfield Thomas Gibbons |
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| Plymouth | Christopher Ceely (Merchant) William Yeo |
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| Clifton Dartmouth Hardness | Thomas Boone | |
| Totnes | Major-General Desborough | |
| Barnstaple | John Dodderidge | |
| Tiverton | Major John Blackmore | Blackmore declared void – replaced by Robert Shapcote |
| Honiton | Sir John Yonge | |
Dorset MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Dorset | William Sydenham John Bingham Sir Walter Earle John Fitzjames John Trenchard Henry Henley |
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| Dorchester | John Whiteway | |
| Melcombe | Denis Bond | |
| Lyme Regis | Edmund Prideaux | |
| Poole | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | |
Durham MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| County Durham | Robert Lilburne George Lilburne |
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| City of Durham | Anthony Smith (Mercer) | |
Essex MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Essex | Sir William Masham Bt Sir Richard Everard, 1st Baronet of Much Waltham Sir Thomas Honywood Sir Thomas Bowes Sir Henry Mildmay Thomas Coke Carew Mildmay Dionysius Wakering Edward Turnor Richard Cutts Oliver Raymond Herbert Pelham |
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| Maldon | Joachim Matthews | |
| Colchester | Colonel John Barkstead John Maidstone |
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Gloucestershire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Gloucestershire | George Berkeley Matthew Hale John Howe Christopher Guise Sylvanus Wood |
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| Gloucester | Thomas Pury William Lenthall |
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| Tewkesbury | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | Cooper replaced by Francis St John |
| Cirencester | John Stone | |
Hampshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hampshire | Richard Lord Cromwell Richard Norton Richard Major John St Barbe Robert Wallop Francis Rivett Edward Hooper John Bulkeley |
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| Winchester | John Hildesley | |
| Southampton | John Lisle | |
| Portsmouth | Nathaniel Whetham | |
| Andover | John Duns (of Hurstley) | |
| Isle of Wight | William Sydenham Viscount L'Isle |
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Herefordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Herefordshire | John Scudamore John Pateshal John Flacket Richard Read |
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| Hereford | Bennet Hoskyns | |
| Leominster | John Birch | |
Hertfordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hertfordshire | Henry Lawrence William Earl of Salisbury Sir John Wittewrong, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Lucy, 1st Baronet Thomas Nicholl |
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| St Albans | Alban Cox | |
| Hertford | Isaac Pulter | |
Huntingdonshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Huntingdonshire | Edward Montagu Henry Cromwell (the younger) Stephen Pheasant (of Upwood) |
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| Huntingdon | John Bernard | |
Kent MPs (and Cinque Ports) |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Kent | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Oxenden William James Colonel John Dixwell John Boys Sir Henry Vane (senior) Lambert Godfrey Colonel Richard Beal Augustine Skinner John Selliard Colonel Ralph Weldon Daniel Shatterden |
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| Canterbury | Thomas Scot Francis Butcher |
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| Rochester | John Parker (Recorder) | |
| Maidstone | Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet | |
| Queensborough | Augustine Garland | |
Lancashire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lancashire | Richard Holland Gilbert Ireland Richard Standish William Ashurst |
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| Preston | Richard Shuttleworth | |
| Lancaster | Henry Porter | |
| Liverpool | Thomas Birch sen. | |
| Manchester | Charles Worsley | |
Leicestershire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Leicestershire | Thomas Beaumont Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford Lord Grey of Groby Thomas Pochin |
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| Leicester | Sir Arthur Hesilrige William Stanley (Alderman) |
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Lincolnshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lincolnshire | Edward Rossiter Thomas Hall Thomas Lister Charles Hall Captain Francis Fiennes (Sir) John Wray Colonel Thomas Hatcher William Woolley William Savile William Welby |
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| Lincoln | William Marshall (Alderman) Original Peart (Alderman) |
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| Boston | William Ellis | . |
| Grantham | William Bury sen | |
| Stamford | John Weaver | |
| Grimsby | William Wray | |
Middlesex MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Middlesex | Sir James Harrington, Bt Sir William Roberts Josiah Berners Edmund Harvey |
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| Westminster | Thomas Latham Thomas Falconbridge |
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| City of London | Thomas Foote William Steele Thomas Adams John Langham Samuel Avery Andrew Riccard |
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Monmouthshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Monmouthshire | Richard Lord Cromwell Philip Jones Henry Herbert |
Cromwell chose Hampshire, and Jones chose Glamorgan. Replaced by Thomas Morgan and Thomas Hughes |
Norfolk MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Norfolk | Sir John Hobart Sir William D'Oyly Sir Ralph Hare, Bt Thomas Weld Robert Wilton Thomas Sotherton Philip Wodehouse Robert Wood (senior) Philip Bedingfield (senior) Tobias Frere |
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| Norwich | Bernard Church John Hobart |
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| King's Lynn | Major-General Philip Skippon Guybon Goddard (Recorder) |
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| Yarmouth | Colonel William Goffe Thomas Dunn |
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Northamptonshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northamptonshire | Sir Gilbert Pickering, Bt John Dryden Bt. John Crew Sir John Norwich, Bt John Claypole, senior Thomas Brooke |
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| Peterborough | Humphrey Orme Alexander Blake |
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| Northampton | Peter Whalley | |
Northumberland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northumberland | William Fenwick Robert Fenwick (of Bedlington) Henry Ogle (of Eglingham) |
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| Newcastle | Sir Arthur Hesilrige | |
| Berwick upon Tweed | George Fenwick | |
Nottinghamshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Nottinghamshire | Hon. William Pierrepont Major-General Edward Whalley Colonel Edward Neville Charles White |
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| Nottingham | James Chadwick John Mason |
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Oxfordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Oxfordshire | Robert Jenkinson Charles Fleetwood Colonel James Whitelocke Nathaniel Fiennes William Lenthall |
Whitelocke replaced by Richard Croke |
| Oxford | Bulstrode Whitelocke | |
| Oxford University | John Owen D. D. | |
| Woodstock | Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood | |
Rutland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Rutland | William Shield Edward Horseman |
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Salop MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Shropshire | Humphrey Mackworth sen. Thomas Mytton Robert Corbet Philip Young |
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| Shrewsbury | Richard Cheshire Humphrey Mackworth jun. |
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| Bridgnorth | William Crown | |
| Ludlow | John Aston | |
Somerset MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Somerset | Sir John Honner John Buckland General John Desborough John Preston John Harrington John Ashe Charles Steynings Robert Long Richard Jones Thomas Hippisley Samuel Perry |
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| Bristol | Richard Aldworth Miles Jackson |
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| Bath | Alexander Popham | |
| Wells | Lislebone Long | |
| Taunton | Thomas Gorges John Gorges |
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| Bridgwater | Robert Blake | |
Staffordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Staffordshire | Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet Thomas Crompton Thomas Whitgrave |
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| Lichfield | Thomas Minors | |
| Stafford | John Bradshaw | |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Edward Keeling | |
Suffolk MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Suffolk | Sir William Spring Sir Thomas Barnardiston Sir Thomas Bedingfield William Bloys John Gurdon William Gibbes John Brandling Alexander Bence John Sicklemore Thomas Bacon |
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| Ipswich | Nathaniel Bacon Francis Bacon |
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| Bury St Edmunds | Samuel Moody John Clarke |
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| Dunwich | Gen. Robert Brewster | |
| Sudbury | John Fothergill | |
Surrey MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Surrey | Sir Richard Onslow Major-General Lambert Arthur Onslow Francis Drake Robert Holman Robert Wood |
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| Southwark | Samuel Highland Robert Warcup |
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| Guildford | Richard Hiller (of Guilford) | |
| Reigate | Edward Bysshe | |
Sussex MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sussex | Herbert Morley Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Anthony Stapley John Stapley John Fagg William Hay John Pelham Francis Lord Dacres Herbert Springet |
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| Chichester | Henry Peckham | |
| Lewes | Henry Shelley | |
| East Grinstead | John Goodwin | |
| Arundel | Anthony Shirley | |
Warwickshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Warwickshire | Richard Lucy Thomas Willoughby Sir Richard Temple William Purefoy |
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| Coventry | William Purefoy Robert Beake |
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| Warwick | Richard Lucy | |
Westmorland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Westmoreland | Christopher Lister Jeremy Baynes |
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Wiltshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Wiltshire | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper Alexander Popham Thomas Grove Alexander Thistlethwaite Francis Holles John Ernle William Yorke John Norden James Ash Gabriel Martin |
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| Salisbury | Edward Tooker William Stevens (Recorder) |
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| Marlborough | Charles Fleetwood | |
| Devizes | Sir Edward Bayntun | |
Worcestershire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Worcestershire | Sir Thomas Rouse, 1st Baronet Edward Pytts Nicholas Lechmere John Bridges Talbot Badger |
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| Worcester | William Collins Edward Elvines (Alderman) |
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Yorkshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
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| West Riding | Sir Thomas Fairfax John Lambert Henry Tempest John Bright Edward Gill Martin Lister |
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| East Riding | Sir William Strickland Hugh Bethell Richard Robinson Walter Strickland |
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| North Riding | Lord Eure Francis Lascelles Thomas Harrison George Smithson |
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| York | Sir Thomas Widdrington Thomas Dickenson, (Alderman) |
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| Kingston upon Hull | William Lister | |
| Beverley | Francis Thorpe (Baron of the Exchequer) | |
| Scarborough | John Wildman | |
| Richmond | John Wastal (of Scornton) | |
| Leeds | Adam Bayns (of Knowstrop) | |
| Halifax | Jeremy Bentley | |
Wales MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Anglesey | George Twisleton William Foxwist |
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| Brecknockshire | Lord Herbert Edmund Jones |
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| Cardiganshire | James Philipps Jenkin Lloyd |
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| Carmarthenshire | John Claypole Rowland Dawkins |
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| Carnarvonshire | John Glynne Thomas Madryn |
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| Denbighshire | Col. Simon Thelwall Col. John Carter |
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| Flintshire | John Trevor Andrew Ellice |
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| Glamorgan | Philip Jones Edmund Thomas |
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| Cardiff | John Price | |
| Merioneth | John Vaughan | |
| Montgomeryshire | Sir John Price Bt Charles Lloyd |
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| Pembrokeshire | Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Arthur Owen |
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| Haverford West | John Upton | |
| Radnorshire | George Gwynne Henry Williams |
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Scotland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sheriffdom of Inverness | Lieut. Col. William Michel | |
| Sheriffdoms of Forfar and Kinkardine | Col. David Barclay of Urie | |
| Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross | Col. James Hay | |
| Sheriffdom of Perth | George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow | |
| Sheriffdoms of Linlithgow, Sterling, and Clackmannan | Col. Thomas Read (Governor of Stirling) | |
| Sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Argyll, and Bute | Sir James Hamilton (of Orbiston) | |
| Sheriffdom of Lannerick | Col. William Lockhart | |
| Sheriffdom of Midlothian | George Smith (one of the Judges of Scotland) | |
| Sheriffdom of Merse | John Swinton (of Swinton) | |
| Sheriffdoms of Selkirk and Peebles | John Thompson (Auditor-General of the Revenues of Scotland) | |
| Sheriffdom of Dumfries | James Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Hartfell | |
| Sheriffdom of Wigton | Sir James MacDowel (of Garthland) | |
| Sheriffdom of East-Lothian | Benjamin Bridie (of Dolphinton) | |
| Boroughs of Forfar, Dundee, Arbroth, Montross, Buchan |
Sir Alexander Wedderburn (of Blackness, Clerk of Dundee) | |
| Boroughs of Lithgow, Queens Ferry, Perth, Culross, and Stirling | Col. John Okey | |
| Boroughs of St. Andrews, Dysart, Kirkaldy, Anstruther-East, Pittenween, Creel, Dumfermline Kinghorn, Anstruther-West, Innerleithing, Kilkenny, and Burnt-Iand |
James Snord (Burgess of Saint Andrews) | |
| City of Edinburgh | Samuel Desborrow (Commissioner for the Revenues) George Downing (Scout-Master-General) |
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| Boroughs of Lannerick, Glasgow, Rutherglen, Rothsay, Renfrew, Ayre, Irwynn, and Dunbarton |
John Wilk (of Bromhouse) | |
| Boroughs of Dumfreize, Sanclare, Lochmaben, Annand, Wigton, Kirkudbright, Whithorn, and Galloway |
Major Jeremiah Tolhurst (Burgess of Dumfries) | |
| Boroughs of Peebles, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lander, North Berwick, Dunbar, and Haddington |
William Thompson (Burgess of Haddington) | |
Ireland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Counties of Meath and Louth | Col. John Fowk (Governor of Drogheda) Major William Cadogan. |
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| Counties of Kildare and Wicklow | Maj. Anthony Morgan Maj. William Meredith. |
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| County Dublin | Colonel John Hewson (of Lutterels Town) | |
| City of Dublin | Daniel Hutchinson (Alderman) | |
| Counties of Catberlougb, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Queen's County | Thomas Sadler Daniel Axtell |
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| Counties of Westmeath, Longford, and King's County | Theophilus Jones Thomas Scot. |
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| Counties of Down, Antrim, and Armagh | Col. Robert Venables Col. Arthur Hill |
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| Towns of Carrickfergus and Belfast | Major Daniel Redmond. | |
| Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone | Col. John Clark Thomas Newburgh (of Lifford in County Donegal) |
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| Towns of Derry and Coleraine | Ralph King | |
| Counties of Cavan, Fermanagh, and Monaghan | Col. John Cole | |
| Counties of Kerry, Limerick, and Clare | Major Gen. Sir Hardress Waller Col. Henry Ingoldsby |
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| City and County of the City of Limerick and Kilmallock | William Purefoy | |
| County of Cork | Roger Boyle, Lord Baron of Broghill | |
| Towns of Cork and Youghal | Col. William Jephson | |
| Towns of Bandon and Kinsale | Vincent Gookin | |
| Counties of Tipperary and Waterford | John Reynolds(Commissary-General) Jerome Sankey |
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| Cities of Waterford and Clonmel | William Halsey | |
| Counties of Sligo, Roscommon, and Leitrim | Sir Robert King Sir John Temple |
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| Counties of Galway and Mayo | Sir Charles Coote (Commissary-General) John Reynolds |
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See Also
- List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1656 (Second Protectorate Parliament)
- List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1659 (Third Protectorate Parliament)
- List of parliaments of England
- First Protectorate Parliament
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