List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hackney

Statue of John Wilkes (Fetter Lane, London). Member of Parliament for Middlesex 1768-1769 and 1774-1790.

The Hackney, Shoreditch, and Stoke Newington areas of North London, England, have been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom through several parliamentary constituencies. Representation in Parliament previous to the enfranchisement by division of the Hackney constituency in 1868 was by two knights of the shire returned by the county constituency of Middlesex.

The table is only illustrative and not to scale.

 1868–18851885–19181918–19501950–19551955–19741974–19831983–present
Hackney 1868–1885  
Hackney South   1885–1955  
Hackney Central   1885–1950   1955–1983  
Hackney North   1885–1950  
Stoke Newington   1918–1950  
Shoreditch   1918–1950  
Hackney North & Stoke Newington   1950–present
Shoreditch & Finsbury   1950–February 1974  
Hackney South & Shoreditch   February 1974–present

See also

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