Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Harwich is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Clacton, which is based on the current Harwich seat.

Harwich will be moved into a new constituency called Harwich and North Essex.

Members of Parliament

1660-1868

• Samuel Pepys and Anthony Dean 1678-9
• Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet 1679-85
• Samuel Pepys and Anthony Dean 1685-9
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• Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long 1715-34
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• Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon 1799-
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1868-present

Election		Member	Party
1868		Representation reduced to one member
	1868	Henry Jervis-White-Jervis	Conservative
	1880	Henry Whatley Tyler	Conservative
	1885	James Round	Conservative
	1906	Arthur Levy Lever	Liberal
	1910	Harry Newton	Conservative
	1922	Albert Ernest Hillary	Liberal
	1924	Sir Frederick Gill Rice	Conservative
	1929	Sir Percy John Pybus	Liberal
	1931		National Liberal
	1935	Sir Stanley Holmes	National Liberal
	1954	Julian Ridsdale	National Liberal
	1966		Conservative
	1992	Iain Sproat	Conservative
	1997	Ivan Henderson	Labour
	2005	Douglas Carswell	Conservative

Election results

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Essex

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