Claim: The East Ginstead Parliamentary Constituency first existed as a parliamentary borough founded in 1307, which was disenfranchised under the 1832 Reform Act, and reestablished in the 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act; from 1885 to 1886, its representative was Gregory.
Evidence: It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system. The borough was disfranchised under the Reform Act 1832, but the name was revived at the 1885 election when the Redistribution of Seats Act created a new single-member county division of the same name. General election 1885: East Grinstead George Gregory 3,530 Charles John Heald 2,579 He was then elected MP for East Grinstead and held the seat for a year until 1886.