# Liverpool Abercromby (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool Abercromby or Abercromby (Liverpool) was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished at the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Castle Street, Great George's, Pitt Street, Rodney Street, and St Peter's.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | William Lawrence | Conservative |
| 1906 | J. E. B. Seely | Liberal |
| 1910 Jan. | Richard Chaloner | Conservative |
| 1917 b-e | Edward Stanley | Unionist |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election, 25 November 1885: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lawrence | 3,789 | 56.0 | |
| | Liberal | Samuel Smith | 2,982 | 44.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,771 | 74.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,137 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election, July 1886: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lawrence | 3,583 | 55.7 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Brassey | 2,844 | 44.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 11.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,427 | 70.3 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,137 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election, July 1892: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lawrence | 3,677 | 56.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | William Bowring | 2,846 | 43.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 12.8 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,523 | 72.0 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,054 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election, July/August 1895: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lawrence | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election, September/October 1900: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lawrence | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election, 16 January 1906: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. E. B. Seely | 2,933 | 51.8 | New |
| | Conservative | William Lawrence | 2,734 | 48.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,667 | 76.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,418 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election, 18 January 1910: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Chaloner | 3,088 | 54.7 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | J. E. B. Seely | 2562 | 45.3 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 9.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5650 | 81.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 | |
General election, December 1910: Liverpool Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Chaloner | 3,024 | 58.1 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Bowring | 2184 | 41.9 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 16.2 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5208 | 75.2 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
1917 Liverpool Abercromby by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Stanley | 2,224 | 73.7 | +15.6 |
| | NFDSS | Frank Buckley Hughes | 794 | 26.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1430 | 47.4 | +31.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3008 | 50.1 | −25.1 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |