Marylebone East (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Marylebone East was a special area in London that used to elect one person to the UK Parliament. This person was called a Member of Parliament (MP). A "borough constituency" is a specific area that votes for its own MP. Marylebone East was located in the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone.
This voting area was created in 1885. Before that, it was part of a larger area called the Marylebone constituency. Marylebone East stopped being a separate voting area in 1918.
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Where Was Marylebone East?
This constituency covered several parts of London. These included the areas known as Cavendish Square, Dorset Square, Regent's Park, Portland Place, and St John's Wood Terrace.
Who Were the Members of Parliament?
The people elected to represent Marylebone East in Parliament were always from the Conservative Party. Here is a list of the MPs who served this area:
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Lord Charles Beresford | Conservative | |
| 1889 | Edmund Boulnois | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Lord Robert Cecil | Conservative | |
| 1910 | James Boyton | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
How Elections Worked
In the United Kingdom, people vote for their Member of Parliament using 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.
During its existence, Marylebone East consistently elected Conservative MPs. This shows that the area generally supported the Conservative Party. Sometimes, special elections called "by-elections" happened. These took place if an MP left their job before the next general election. For example, Lord Charles Beresford had to run again in a by-election in 1886 when he was given a new government role. He also resigned in 1889, causing another by-election.
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Lord Charles Beresford, the first MP for Marylebone East.
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Edward Spencer Beesly, who ran against Beresford in 1886.
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Alan Gardner, a Liberal candidate in 1895.
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Robert Cecil, who became MP for Marylebone East in 1906.
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Richard Jebb, an Independent Conservative candidate in 1910.
