Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire Former County constituency for the House of Commons County Leicestershire 1290–1832 Number of members Two Replaced by North Leicestershire and South Leicestershire Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 until 1800, and then to Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832. Contents 1 History 2 Members of Parliament 2.1 1290–1640 2.2 1640–1832 3 Election results 4 References History The constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when it was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs. Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general...
