History
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
All three two-member constituencies in Kent were abolished in 1885: East Kent, Mid Kent and West Kent. They were replaced by eight new single-member constituencies:
- Ashford
- Dartford
- Faversham
- Isle of Thanet, (North and South)
- Medway
- St Augustine's
- Sevenoaks
- Tunbridge.
Read more about this topic: East Kent (UK Parliament Constituency)
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