# Hoxton (UK Parliament constituency)

Hoxton was a borough constituency centred on the Hoxton district of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1885, as a division of the parliamentary borough of Shoreditch in the East End of London. The area was administered as part of the Tower division of the county of Middlesex.
The division consisted of the Church, Hoxton, Moorfields and Wenlock wards.
In 1889 there were administrative changes. The territory of the constituency was severed from Middlesex and included in the new County of London. The lower tier of local government in the area continued to be administered by parish vestries and local boards of works.
In 1900 local government in London was rationalised. The civil parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch became part of a larger Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.
In the redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1918, the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch constituted a single parliamentary division of Shoreditch. The Hoxton division was abolished.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | James Stuart | Liberal |
| | 1900 | Claude Hay | Conservative |
| | 1910 | Christopher Addison | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1885: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Stuart | 3,084 | 60.1 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Arthur Germaine | 2,047 | 39.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,037 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,131 | 60.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,469 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Stuart | 2,324 | 52.8 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Arthur Germaine | 2,079 | 47.2 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 5.6 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,403 | 52.0 | −8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,469 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.3 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Stuart | 3,410 | 61.6 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Claude Hay | 2,114 | 38.1 | −9.1 |
| | Labour Union | Alexander Karley Donald | 19 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,296 | 23.5 | +17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,543 | 69.2 | +17.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,011 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
General election 1895: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Stuart | 2,990 | 51.1 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Claude Hay | 2,862 | 48.9 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 2.2 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,852 | 66.6 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,789 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claude Hay | 2,866 | 52.5 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | James Stuart | 2,595 | 47.5 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,461 | 70.1 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,789 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.6 | |
General election 1906: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claude Hay | 3,489 | 55.9 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Ward | 2,753 | 44.1 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 11.8 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,242 | 80.5 | +10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,754 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christopher Addison | 3,736 | 52.4 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Claude Hay | 3,398 | 47.6 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,134 | 83.6 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,530 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.3 | |
General election December 1910: Hoxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christopher Addison | 3,489 | 55.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Francis Francis | 2,795 | 44.5 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 11.0 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,284 | 73.7 | −9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,530 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |