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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1945

Harrow (UK Parliament constituency)
Former county constituencyfor the House of Commons
Harrow 1885-1918
Harrow 1918-1945
1885–1945
Seats	one
Created from	Middlesex
Replaced by	Wembley North and Wembley South Harrow East (part of), Harrow West (part of) and Ealing West (minor contribution to)
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of:	Hendon (all), Willesden West (all) and Willesden East (all)

Harrow was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament 1885—1945 in Middlesex, a traditional county; it covered an area forming part of the north-west of today's Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP).

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, substantially reduced on the creation of more seats in 1918 and abolished for the 1945 general election.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies initially proposed recreating the constituency, with boundaries similar to that of Harrow West.[1]

• 1885–1918: The Parishes of Edgware, Great Stanmore, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Hendon, Kingsbury, Little Stanmore, Pinner, Twyford Abbey and Willesden (and the area in the Parliamentary Boroughs of Hampstead, Marylebone, Paddington and St Pancras; for many wealthy voters this sub-provision gave a choice of which seat to vote for).[2][3]
• 1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Harrow on the Hill, Greenford, Wealdstone, and Wembley and part (the non-detached part) of Hanwell.

Members of Parliament

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Elections in the 1880s

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Milner

Elections in the 1890s

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Ambrose

Ambrose is appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.

Ambrose resigned after being appointed as a Master in Lunacy, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

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Gibb

Elections in the 1910s

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General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: Harry Mallaby-Deeley
• Liberal: H. E. A. Cotton

Mosley

Chamberlayne was nominated by the non-party Harrow Electors League

Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative: Isidore Salmon
• Labour: Maurice S Davidson[10]
• British Union: Harry Frisby[11]

Elections in the 1940s

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1. ^ "BCE Consultation Portal".
2. ^ "The public general acts". Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports.
3. ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Seventh Schedule—Counties at Large, Part I—England
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
5. ^ a b c d e f g h The Liberal Year Book, 1907
6. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
7. ^ a b c d Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
8. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
9. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
10. ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
11. ^ British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State by N. Copsey, D. Renton

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
• Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 347. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 425. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Skidelsky, R. (1980) [1975]. Oswald Mosley (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd. p. 75. ISBN 0333293851.
• Skidelsky, R. (1980) [1975]. Oswald Mosley (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 0333293851.