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
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