Talk:South Molton (UK Parliament constituency)

Abolition date

The sources appear to conflict about when this constituency was abolished.

Rayment says in his MPs listing for the constituency that the Liberal MP George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert was re-elected at the 1945 general election and served until the constituency's abolition in 1950, but his entry for Lambert in his list of peers says that Lambert was ennobled on 23 Jul 1945, three weeks after the general election.

I have in front of me a copy of F. W. S. Craig's British Electoral Facts 1832-1980, which lists no by-election for South Molton — and if Lambert had been re-elected before being ennobled, there would have been one.

The wikipedia page MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1945 says that Molton was re-elected in 1945, and lists no by-election. The List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies includes South Molton under the 1950 abolitions.

Does anyone have any other sources which might help unravel this? --BrownHairedGirl ^{(talk) • (contribs)} 10:36, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

It was abolished in 1950. Lambert was replaced at the 1945 general election by his son, also George Lambert. See Torrington by-election, 1958 for more info. Warofdreams talk 11:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I should have perused Rayment more closely, and noted the different dates for the Lambert elected in 1945. But I wish those aristos had been be a bit more imaginative naming their children ;) --BrownHairedGirl ^{(talk) • (contribs)} 19:55, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Craigs Election results 1885-1918 & 1918-1945 say that Viscount Lymington was MP from 1885 until 1891 when he suceeded as Earl of Portsmouth and in the subsequent 1891 by-election G Lambert became MP though until 1945(with drews interlude in 1924), when he was suceeded by a 2nd G Lambert. The son of the 1st G Lambert I would assume. Hope this helps. Galloglass 12:53, 11 October 2006 (UTC)