# St Augustine's (UK Parliament constituency)

St Augustine's was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

The Sessional Divisions of Elham, Home and Wingham, the Municipal Boroughs of Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe and the corporate town of Fordwich, Bekesbourne, Ringwold, Kingsdown and Walmer.

## History

In its 33-year existence this constituency only ever elected two Members of Parliament, both Conservatives; its first MP was the former Home Secretary, Aretas Akers-Douglas.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Aretas Akers-Douglas | Conservative |
| | 1911 | Ronald McNeill | Conservative |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 5,842 | 62.0 | |
| | Liberal | Alfred Simmons | 3,582 | 38.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,260 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,424 | 77.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,157 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1895: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 7,655 | 61.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Prescott | 4,794 | 38.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,861 | 23.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,449 | 78.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,841 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 9,500 | 69.8 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Turnbull Lang | 4,114 | 30.2 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,386 | 39.6 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,614 | 81.9 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,614 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.3 | |
General election December 1910: St Augustine's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1911 St Augustine's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald McNeill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Ronald McNeill
* Liberal: Hubert Townsend