Finsbury
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1885 |
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| County (pre 1974): | London |
| County (post 1974): | N/A |
| Authority (1995): | N/A |
| Nation: | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 3 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 14 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | 1950 |
| Notes: | None |
Elected Members
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Robert Grant
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1834* Date of exit: c. 1834* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Also MP for Inverness before 1830, and for Norwich 1830-1831. Exit June 1834; resigned on appointment as Governor of Bombay. -
Thomas Duncombe
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1834* Date of election: 2 July 1834 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1861* Date of exit: 13 November 1861 Nature of exit: Death Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Also MP for Hertford, 1824-1832. -
Thomas Wakley
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1835 Date of election: 6 January 1835 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Challis
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1857 Date of exit: 27 March 1857 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Cox
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1859 Date of exit: 28 April 1859 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Cox
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1861* Date of election: 17 December 1861 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1865 Date of exit: 11 July 1865 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William McCullagh
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 11 July 1865 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Andrew Lusk
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 11 July 1865 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Dadabhai Naoroji
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1892 Date of election: 4 July 1892 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1895 Date of exit: 13 July 1895 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Martin Archer-Shee
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1910ยน Date of election: 15 January 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Nature of exit: Boundary revision Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Martin Archer-Shee
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 14 December 1918 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1923 Date of exit: 6 December 1923 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
George Gillett
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1923 Date of election: 6 December 1923 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1935 Date of exit: 14 November 1935 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: also Nat Lab-1930/1? -
George Woods
Party: Lab. & Co-op. Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 14 November 1935 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Lab. & Co-op. Sponsorship: Co-op Notes: None -
John Platts-Mills
Party: Labour Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Nature of exit: Boundary revision / defeat Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: Sat as Independent Labour from April 1948. Defeated contesting Shoreditch and Finsbury (as Independent Labour) at 1950 General Election.
Other candidates
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Henry Hobhouse
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1835 Date of election: 1835-01-06 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
James Wyld
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 1852-07-07 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
William Cox
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1868 Date of election: 1868-11-17 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Francis Duncan
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1880 Date of election: 1880-03-31 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Not specified Notes: -
George Gillett
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
William Ray
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1929 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Joseph Reed
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1857 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Frederick Burden
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1945 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Alfred Scott
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1923 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
John Mills
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1861* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Thomas Wakley
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1832 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Thomas Wakley
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1834* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Ernest Taylor
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1924 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: