Oldham (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oldham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham, England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act of 1832 and was abolished for the 1950 general election when it was split into the Oldham East and Oldham West constituencies.
Oldham | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1950 | |
Seats | two |
Created from | Lancashire |
Replaced by | Oldham East and Oldham West |
The Oldham constituency was where Winston Churchill began his political career. Although taking two attempts to succeed, in the 1900 general election Churchill was elected as the member of Parliament for Oldham. He held the constituency for the Conservative Party until he defected from them in defence of free trade in 1904. He then represented the Liberal Party as MP for the seat until the 1906 general election.