South Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
| South Essex | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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| County | Essex |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by | South East Essex, Epping, West Ham North, West Ham South, Romford and Walthamstow |
| Created from | Essex |
South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.
The Hundreds of Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Dengie, Harlow, Ongar, Rochford, and Waltham, and the Liberty of Havering.
At the time the constituency was entirely in the county of Essex. Part of the area has since been transferred from Essex to Greater London.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions.
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