Records of Members of Parliament of The United Kingdom - MPs Who Have Sat For Three or More Different Constituencies

MPs Who Have Sat For Three or More Different Constituencies

In modern times, it is unusual for an MP to represent more than one or two constituencies during their career, although prior to the 20th century it was quite common. MPs whose seats were altered purely by boundary changes are not listed.

George Galloway: Glasgow Hillhead/Kelvin 4; Bethnal Green and Bow 4; Bradford West
Michael Ancram: Berwick and East Lothian 1; Edinburgh South 1; Devizes
Kenneth Baker: Acton 1; St. Marylebone 2; Mole Valley
William Clark: Nottingham South 1; East Surrey 4; Croydon South
Roy Jenkins: Southwark Central 2; Birmingham Stechford 3; Glasgow Hillhead
Fergus Montgomery: Newcastle East 1; Brierley Hill 2; Altrincham and Sale
Geoffrey de Freitas: Nottingham Central 4; Lincoln 3; Kettering
Arthur Palmer: Wimbledon 1; Cleveland 1; Bristol Central
Frank Markham: Chatham 5; Nottingham South 1; Buckingham
Geoffrey Lloyd: Birmingham Ladywood 1; Birmingham King's Norton 2; Sutton Coldfield
Ray Gunter: South-East Essex 2; Doncaster 1; Southwark
Frank Soskice: Birkenhead East 2; Sheffield Neepsend 2; Newport
Charles Simmons: Birmingham Erdington1; Birmingham West 2; Brierley Hill
Charles MacAndrew: Kilmarnock 1; Glasgow Partick 4; Bute and North Ayrshire
Richard Kidston Law: Hull South West 1; Kensington South 2; Haltemprice
Hyacinth Morgan: Camberwell North West 5; Rochdale 4; Warrington
Roger Conant: Chesterfield 1; Bewdley 2; Rutland and Stamford
Ralph Assheton: Rushcliffe 1; City of London 2; Blackburn West
John Wilmot: Fulham East 1; Kennington 4; Deptford
Austin Hudson: Islington East 1; Hackney North 1; Lewisham North
Joseph Braithwaite: Hillsborough 1; Holderness 2; Bristol North West
Walter Elliot: Lanark1; Kelvingrove1; Combined Scottish Universities 2; Kelvingrove
Walter Ayles: Bristol North1; Southall 4; Hayes and Harlington
William Jowitt: Hartlepool 1; Preston 4; Ashton-under-Lyne
Leonard Lyle: Stratford 1; Epping 5; Bournemouth
Arthur Henderson: Barnard Castle 4; Widnes 1; Newcastle East 1; Burnley 1; Clay Cross
Ramsay MacDonald: Leicester 2; Aberavon 4; Seaham 1; Combined Scottish Universities
Wilfred Paling: Doncaster 1; Wentworth 2; Dearne Valley
Winston Churchill Oldham4; Manchester North West1; Dundee1; Epping/Woodford5

Notes:

1 defeated
2 seat abolished
3 resigned
4 sought another constituency
5 retired

Read more about this topic:  Records Of Members Of Parliament Of The United Kingdom

Famous quotes containing the word sat:

    I sat on cushioned otter-skin:
    My word was law from Ith to Emain,
    And shook at Invar Amargin
    The hearts of the world-troubling seamen,
    And drove tumult and war away....
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)