| Sunderland Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | Two |
Sunderland was a borough constituency of the House of Commons, created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It elected two Members of Parliament (MP) by the bloc vote system of election until it was split into single-member seats of Sunderland North and Sunderland South for the 1950 general election.
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Members of Parliament
Election results
The January 1906 General Election result for the Sunderland division was as follows:
(Labour) 13,430
(Liberal) 13,620
(Conservative) 7,879 and 7,244
The Labour and Liberal candidates were duly elected.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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