# Mid Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Lincolnshire, formally called the Mid Division of Lincolnshire, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.

## History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1867 for the 1868 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

## Boundaries

1868–1885: In the Parts of Lindsey, the Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Well, Lawress, Wraggoe, Gartree, Candleshoe, Calceworth (except so much as lies within the Hundred of Louth Eske), Hill, Bolingbroke, Horncastle, and in the Parts of Kesteven, the Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Boothby Graffoe, and Langoe, and Lincoln Liberty.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1868 | | Weston Cracroft Amcotts | Liberal | | Henry Chaplin | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Edward Stanhope | Conservative | | Henry Chaplin | Conservative |
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |

## Election results

General election 1868: Mid Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Weston Cracroft Amcotts | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,694 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1874: Mid Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Stanhope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,549 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1880: Mid Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Stanhope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,822 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Chaplin was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Stanhope was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education, requiring two by-elections.
By-election, 1 July 1885: Mid Lincolnshire :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Conservative | Edward Stanhope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |