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词条 St Augustine's (UK Parliament constituency)
释义

  1. Boundaries

  2. History

  3. Members of Parliament

  4. Election results

     Elections in the 1880s  Elections in the 1890s  Elections in the 1900s  Elections in the 1910s 

  5. References

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|name = St Augustine's
|type =
|parliament = uk
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1918
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = East Kent
|next = Canterbury, Dover, Hythe
|}}

St Augustine's was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The Sessional Divisions of Elham, Home and Wingham, the Municipal Boroughs of Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe and the corporate town of Fordwich, Bekesbourne, Ringwold, Kingsdown and Walmer.[1]

History

In its 33-year existence this constituency only ever elected two Members of Parliament, both Conservatives; its first MP was the former Home Secretary, Aretas Akers-Douglas.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Aretas Akers-Douglas Conservative
1911 Ronald McNeill Conservative
1918constituency abolished

Election results

{{Compact ToC election decades|
|decade1 = 1880s
|decade2 = 1890s
|decade3 = 1900s
|decade4 = 1910s
}}

Elections in the 1880s

{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1885: St Augustine's [2][3][4]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
|votes=5,842
|percentage=62.0
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Alfred Simmons
|votes=3,582
|percentage=38.0
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes=2,260
|percentage=24.0
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes=9,424
|percentage=77.5
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,157
}}{{Election box new seat win
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=N/A
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1886: St Augustine's [2][3]
}}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1890s

{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1892: St Augustine's [2][3]
}}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1895: St Augustine's [2][3][5]
}}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1900s

{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1900: St Augustine's [2][3][6]
}}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1906: St Augustine's [3]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
|votes=7,655
|percentage=61.5
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Charles Prescott
|votes=4,794
|percentage=38.5
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes=2,861
|percentage=23.0
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes=12,449
|percentage= 78.6
|change=N/A
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 15,841
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1910s

{{Election box begin|
|title=General Election January 1910: St Augustine's [2][7]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
|votes=9,500
|percentage=69.8
|change=+8.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Robert Turnbull Lang
|votes=4,114
|percentage=30.2
|change=-8.3
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,386
|percentage=39.6
|change=+16.6
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes=
|percentage=81.9
|change=
}}{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=16,614
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=+8.3
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|
|title=General Election December 1910: St Augustine's [2][8]
}}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Aretas Akers-Douglas
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|
|title=St Augustine's by-election, 1911 [2][9]
}}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Ronald McNeill
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}

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: Ronald McNeill
  • Liberal: Hubert Townsend

References

1. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
2. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
3. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
5. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
6. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
7. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
8. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
9. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Augustine's}}

3 : Parliamentary constituencies in Kent (historic)|United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885|United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918

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