# Penrith (UK Parliament constituency)

Penrith was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Penrith in Cumberland, England. 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Henry Howard | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Henry Howard | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1886 | James Lowther | Conservative |
| | 1905 | James Lowther | Speaker |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Howard | 3,921 | 53.2 | |
| | Conservative | James Lowther | 3,448 | 46.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,369 | 80.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,123 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lowther | 3,676 | 54.8 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 3,032 | 45.2 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,708 | 73.5 | −7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,123 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.0 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lowther | 3,549 | 50.9 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Sadler Douglas | 3,424 | 49.1 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 1.8 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,973 | 79.8 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,733 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.9 | |
General election 1895: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lowther | 3,868 | 54.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Sadler Douglas | 3,268 | 45.8 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 8.4 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,136 | 80.1 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,914 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |
General election December 1910: Penrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | James Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |