page_title: List of MPs elected to the English parliament in November 1640
section_title: List of constituencies and MPs
hierarchical_section_title: List of MPs elected to the English parliament in November 1640 / List of constituencies and MPs
caption_attribution_description: Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Camero
context_page_description: This is a list of Members of Parliament elected in 1640 to the Long Parliament which began in the reign of King Charles I and continued into the Commonwealth.
  The fifth and last Parliament of Charles I began at Westminster 3 November 1640 and continued sitting till 20 April 1653, when it was dissolved. There were five additional constituencies which were Ashburton, Honiton and Okehampton in Devon, and Malton and Northallerton in Yorkshire.
  The length of the parliament and the turbulent times of the civil war resulted in a considerable turnover of MPs. At election, several MPs were elected for more than one seat, which resulted in re-elections and possible disputes. Some electoral disputes were never resolved within the term of the parliament. In the first year groups of MPs were lost - some were created peers as Charles I wished to strengthen his House of Lords; others were expelled as monopolists or for subversion. As the country plunged into Civil War, the Westminster parliament was divided, with over 150 MPs throwing in their lot with the King, and meeting at Oxford. These were nearly all disabled as a result.
caption: Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (Yorkshire)
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