East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| East Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Created from | North Derbyshire |
| Replaced by | Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire |
It was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished only seventeen years later under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was then replaced by seven new constituencies: Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.
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