What is "malton"

Malton may refer to:

• Malton, California, United States
• Malton, North Yorkshire, England
  • Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
• Malton, Ontario, Canada
  • Malton GO Station, station in the GO Transit network located in the community
• A fictional town featured in the MMORPG Urban Dead
• Malton Range, a mountain range in Canada.
• Thomas Malton, b. 1748, an English painter of topographical and architectural views, and an engraver.
• James Malton, d. 1803, an architectural draughtsman, son of Thomas Malton.
• Jackie Malton, b. 1951, a UK television script consultant and former senior police officer.
• Chris Malton, b. 1969, an English cricketer.

Malton, also called New Malton, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295 and 1298, and again from 1640, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1868, among them the political philosopher Edmund Burke, and by one member from 1868 to 1885.

The constituency was divided between the new Thirsk and Malton division of the North Riding of Yorkshire and the Buckrose division of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1885.