East Retford (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished. Although East Retford was technically a parliamentary borough for the whole of its existence, in 1830 its franchise had been widened and its boundaries had been extended to include the whole Wapentake of Bassetlaw as a remedy for corruption among the voters, and from that point onward it resembled a county constituency in most respects.
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East Retford | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1572–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Created from | Nottinghamshire |
Replaced by | Bassetlaw |
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