| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1290–1832 | |
| Seats | two |
| Replaced by | North Northumberland, South Northumberland and Tynemouth and North Shields |
Northumberland, was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290 to 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.
The constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, by the Reform Act of 1832. The county was then represented by the North Numberland and South Northumberland constituencies.[1]
- ^ Great Britain; Rickards, George K. (George Kettilby) (1807). The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69]. unknown library. London, His Majesty's statute and law printers. p. 335.
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