St Pancras West (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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St Pancras West was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Contents
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Harry Levy-Lawson | Liberal | |
| 1892 | Harry Graham | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir William Collins | Liberal | |
| 1910 | Felix Cassel | Conservative | |
| 1916 | Richard Barnett | Unionist | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| General election 1885: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Harry Levy-Lawson | 2,954 | 54.3 | ||
| Conservative | Walter Haweis James | 2,485 | 45.7 | ||
| Majority | 469 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,439 | 76.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,103 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| General election 1886: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Harry Levy-Lawson | 2,567 | 50.6 | −3.7 | |
| Conservative | Harry Graham | 2,503 | 49.4 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 64 | 1.2 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,070 | 71.4 | −5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,103 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| General election 1892: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Harry Graham | 2,984 | 50.4 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal | Harry Levy-Lawson | 2,942 | 49.6 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 42 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,926 | 76.4 | +5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,754 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| General election 1895: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Harry Graham | 3,104 | 57.7 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal | William Collins | 2,273 | 42.3 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 831 | 15.4 | +14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 5,377 | 74.6 | −1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,208 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| General election 1900: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Harry Graham | 3,220 | 67.5 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal | Godfrey Benson | 1,553 | 32.5 | −9.8 | |
| Majority | 1,667 | 35.0 | +19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,773 | 64.2 | −10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,431 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.8 | |||
| General election 1906: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Collins | 3,230 | 55.9 | +23.4 | |
| Conservative | Harry Graham | 2,545 | 44.1 | −23.4 | |
| Majority | 685 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,775 | 79.3 | +15.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,282 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.4 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| General election January 1910: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Collins | 3,553 | 50.1 | −5.8 | |
| Conservative | Robert Edmund Dickinson | 3,543 | 49.9 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 10 | 0.2 | −11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,096 | 82.6 | +3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,589 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.8 | |||
| General election December 1910: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Felix Cassel | 3,385 | 50.1 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | William Collins | 3,376 | 49.9 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 9 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,761 | 78.7 | −3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,589 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.2 | |||
General election 1914–15:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected:
- Unionist: Felix Cassel
- Liberal: James H. Scott
Felix Cassel's resignation on becoming a Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces required a by-election.
| By-election, 1916: St Pancras West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Richard Barnett | Unopposed | |||
| Unionist hold | |||||
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