# North Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Nottinghamshire, formally the "Northern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the block vote system of election.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The Hundreds of Bassetlaw and Broxtowe.

## History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Nottinghamshire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.
Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bassetlaw, Mansfield, Newark and Rushcliffe.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Viscount Lumley | Whig | | Thomas Houldsworth | Tory |
| 1834 | | Viscount Lumley | Whig | | Thomas Houldsworth | Conservative |
| 1835 | | Henry Gally Knight | Conservative | | Thomas Houldsworth | Conservative |
| 1846 by-election | | Lord Henry Bentinck | Conservative | | Thomas Houldsworth | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Lord Henry Bentinck | Conservative | | Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton | Peelite |
| 1857 | | Sir Evelyn Denison | Whig | | Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton | Peelite |
| 1859 | | Sir Evelyn Denison | Liberal | | Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Sir Evelyn Denison | Liberal | | Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Sir Evelyn Denison | Liberal | | Frederick Chatfield Smith | Conservative |
| 1872 by-election | | Hon. George Monckton-Arundell | Conservative | | Frederick Chatfield Smith | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Hon. George Monckton-Arundell | Conservative | | Cecil Foljambe | Liberal |
| 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
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Lumley-Savile | 1,680 | 39.8 |
| | Tory | Thomas Houldsworth | 1,372 | 32.5 |
| | Whig | John Gilbert Cooper-Gardiner | 1,171 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 | 88.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,889 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 7.3 |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 4.8 |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
General election 1835: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Lumley-Savile | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Houldsworth | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,379 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Lumley-Savile succeeded to the peerage, becoming 8th Earl of Scarbrough and causing a by-election.
By-election, 31 March 1835: North Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Gally Knight | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1837: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Houldsworth | 1,698 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Gally Knight | 1,572 | 33.1 |
| | Whig | George Saville Foljambe | 1,478 | 31.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | 85.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,410 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Gally Knight | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Houldsworth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,721 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Knight's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 6 March 1846: North Nottinghamshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Scott-Bentinck | 1,742 | 88.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | 217 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,525 | 77.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,959 | 53.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,650 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1847: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Scott-Bentinck | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Thomas Houldsworth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,910 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Scott-Bentinck | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite | Robert Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,996 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |
General election 1857: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite | Robert Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,028 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
General election 1859: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Robert Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,062 | | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Edward Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,065 | | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Evelyn Denison | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Frederick Chatfield Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,205 | | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |

### Elections in the 1870s

Denison was elevated to the peerage, becoming Viscount Ossington.
By-election, 26 Feb 1872: North Nottinghamshire (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Monckton-Arundell | 2,580 | 62.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Robert Laycock | 1,524 | 37.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,104 | 75.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,448 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1874: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Monckton-Arundell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Frederick Chatfield Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,297 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Nottinghamshire (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cecil Foljambe | 2,814 | 25.7 | New |
| | Conservative | George Monckton-Arundell | 2,745 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Fox Bristowe | 2,735 | 25.0 | New |
| | Conservative | William Evelyn Denison | 2,646 | 24.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,470 (est) | 81.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,699 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |