Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom
Parliamentary
constituency. It was a constituency
of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
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 Knights of the Shire
until 1832, when the number of members was increased to three. It was divided between the constituencies of Chesterton
, Newmarket
and Wisbech
in 1885.
The parliamentary county was again reconstituted in 1918 and continued until 1983, when, in the redistribution of seats of the expanded post-1974 Cambridgeshire, the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of North East Cambridgeshire (including a small part of Peterborough), South East Cambridgeshire and South West Cambridgeshire
(including a minority of territory from the former Huntingdonshire).
of Cambridgeshire
. (Although Cambridgeshire contained the borough of Cambridge
, which elected two MPs in its own right, this was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. In the elections of 1830 and 1831, about an eighth of the votes cast for the county came from within Cambridge itself. The city of Ely also elected its own MPs in 1295.)
1654-1658 The historic county was divided for the First
and the Second Protectorate Parliament
s , between the two-member Isle of Ely
area and the four-member constituency consisting of the rest of the county.
1918-1983: The administrative county
of Cambridgeshire
, excluding the Municipal Borough
of Cambridge.
United Kingdom
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Parliamentary
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
constituency. It was a constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire
Knights of the Shire
From the creation of the Parliament of England in mediaeval times until 1826 each county of England and Wales sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four...
until 1832, when the number of members was increased to three. It was divided between the constituencies of Chesterton
Chesterton (UK Parliament constituency)
Chesterton is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the splitting up of the three member Cambridgeshire constituency into three single member divisions in 1885...
, Newmarket
Newmarket (UK Parliament constituency)
Newmarket is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the splitting up of the three member Cambridgeshire constituency into three single member divisions in 1885. The seat was abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:...
and Wisbech
Wisbech (UK Parliament constituency)
Wisbech is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of an undivided Cambridgeshire county constituency in 1885 and was itself abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:...
in 1885.
The parliamentary county was again reconstituted in 1918 and continued until 1983, when, in the redistribution of seats of the expanded post-1974 Cambridgeshire, the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of North East Cambridgeshire (including a small part of Peterborough), South East Cambridgeshire and South West Cambridgeshire
South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. Created in 1983 upon the abolition of the Cambridgeshire constituency, it was abolished in 1997 and succeeded by the constituencies of South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon....
(including a minority of territory from the former Huntingdonshire).
Boundaries
1290-1653, 1658-1885: The historic countyHistoric counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. (Although Cambridgeshire contained the borough of Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, which elected two MPs in its own right, this was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. In the elections of 1830 and 1831, about an eighth of the votes cast for the county came from within Cambridge itself. The city of Ely also elected its own MPs in 1295.)
1654-1658 The historic county was divided for the First
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
and the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
s , between the two-member Isle of Ely
Isle of Ely
The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely now in Cambridgeshire, England but previously a county in its own right.-Etymology:...
area and the four-member constituency consisting of the rest of the county.
1918-1983: The administrative county
Administrative county
An administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, excluding the Municipal Borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Cambridge.
MPs 1290-1660
| Year | First member | Second member | |
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| 1372–1386 | Sir William Papworth | ||
| 1377 | Sir Henry Inglose | ||
| 1383 | John Andrew | ||
| 1386 | Sir William Papworth | Thomas Hasilden I | |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir John Engaine | Sir John Chalers | |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir John Engaine | Robert Parys | |
| 1390 (Jan) | Henry English | Simon Burgh | |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir John Colville | Simon Burgh | |
| 1391 | Sir Robert Denny | Simon Burgh | |
| 1393 | Sir John Colville | Sir Robert Denny | |
| 1394 | Sir Baldwin St George | Richard Hasilden | |
| 1395 | Sir Edmund de la Pole Edmund de la Pole (Captain of Calais) Sir Edmund de la Pole was an English knight and Captain of Calais.He was the second son of Sir William de la Pole of Hull and younger brother of Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk.... |
Thomas Hasilden II | |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir Thomas Skelton | Thomas Hasilden II | |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Tyndale | Thomas Hasilden II | |
| 1399 | Sir Payn Tiptoft | Richard Hasilden | |
| 1401 | Sir Baldwin St George | Thomas Hasilden II | |
| 1402 | Thomas Priour | John Hobildod | |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir Payn Tiptoft | John Brunne | |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir Baldwin St George | William Standon | |
| 1406 | Sir Baldwin St George | William Asenhill | |
| 1407 | Sir John Howard | (Sir) John Rochford | |
| 1410 | William Alington William Alington Sir William Alington, Knt. , lord of the manor of both Bottisham and Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, was Speaker of the House of Commons of England, Treasurer of The Exchequer, and High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.... |
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| 1411 | Sir Walter de la Pole | John Burgoyne | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |||
| 1413 (May) | William Porter II | John Burgoyne | |
| 1414 (Apr) | Sir Baldwin St George | Nicholas Morys | |
| 1414 (Nov) | Sir Walter de la Pole | Thomas Lopham | |
| 1415 | John Hore I | Nicholas Huish | |
| 1416 (Mar) | John Burgoyne | Thomas Wykes | |
| 1416 (Oct) | William Alington William Alington Sir William Alington, Knt. , lord of the manor of both Bottisham and Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, was Speaker of the House of Commons of England, Treasurer of The Exchequer, and High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.... |
Sir William Asenhill | |
| 1417 | Sir Walter de la Pole | Thomas Chalers | |
| 1419 | John Burgoyne | William Goodred | |
| 1420 | Nicholas Caldecote | Thomas Camp | |
| 1421 (May) | Sir Walter de la Pole | William Freville | |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Burgoyne | William Fulbourne | |
| 1429 | William Alington William Alington Sir William Alington, Knt. , lord of the manor of both Bottisham and Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, was Speaker of the House of Commons of England, Treasurer of The Exchequer, and High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.... of Bottisham |
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| 1433 | William Alington of Horseheath | ||
| 1436 | William Alington of Horseheath | ||
| 1449 | Sir John Say John Say Sir John Say, Kt. was an English courtier, MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.-Life:He was the son of John Say, born before 1445, and his wife Maud... |
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| 1510–1523 | No names known | ||
| 1529 | Robert Peyton I | Giles Alington | |
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| 1539 | Sir Giles Alington | Sir Thomas Elyot | |
| 1542 | Edward North Edward North, 1st Baron North Edward North, 1st Baron North was an English peer and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1559–1564 and Clerk of the Parliaments... |
Thomas Rudston | |
| 1545 | |||
| 1547 | (Sir) Edward North Edward North, 1st Baron North Edward North, 1st Baron North was an English peer and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1559–1564 and Clerk of the Parliaments... |
James Dyer James Dyer Sir James Dyer was a judge and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Edward VI of England.Dyer was knighted at Whitehall on 9 April 1553, Strand Inn, preparatory 1520s, Middle Temple abt. 1530, called to the bar 1537?, bencher 1540s, serjeant-at-law 17 Oct... |
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| 1553 (Mar) | (Sir) Edward North Edward North, 1st Baron North Edward North, 1st Baron North was an English peer and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1559–1564 and Clerk of the Parliaments... |
James Dyer James Dyer Sir James Dyer was a judge and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Edward VI of England.Dyer was knighted at Whitehall on 9 April 1553, Strand Inn, preparatory 1520s, Middle Temple abt. 1530, called to the bar 1537?, bencher 1540s, serjeant-at-law 17 Oct... |
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| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Huddleston | Sir John Cotton | |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir John Huddleston | Sir Giles Alington | |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir John Huddleston | Sir John Cotton | |
| 1555 | Roger North, 2nd Baron North Roger North, 2nd Baron North Roger North, 2nd Baron North was an English peer and politician at the court of Elizabeth I.He was the son of Edward North, 1st Baron North, for whom the title Baron North had been created. After representing Cambridgeshire in several parliaments , North acceded to his title in 1564... |
Thomas Wendy | |
| 1558 | Sir Giles Alington | Robert Peyton II | |
| 1559 (Jan) | Roger North Roger North, 2nd Baron North Roger North, 2nd Baron North was an English peer and politician at the court of Elizabeth I.He was the son of Edward North, 1st Baron North, for whom the title Baron North had been created. After representing Cambridgeshire in several parliaments , North acceded to his title in 1564... |
Francis Hynde | |
| 1562–1563 | Roger North Roger North, 2nd Baron North Roger North, 2nd Baron North was an English peer and politician at the court of Elizabeth I.He was the son of Edward North, 1st Baron North, for whom the title Baron North had been created. After representing Cambridgeshire in several parliaments , North acceded to his title in 1564... , ennobled and repl. 1566 by Robert Peyton |
John Hutton | |
| 1571 | John Hutton | Henry Long | |
| 1572 (Apr) | Francis Hynde | John Hutton | |
| 1584 (Nov) | John North | Sir John Cutts | |
| 1586 (Oct) | John North | Sir John Cutts | |
| 1588 (Oct) | John North | (Sir) Francis Hynde | |
| 1593 | John Cotton | John Peyton II | |
| 1597 (Oct) | (Sir) Henry North | William Hynde | |
| 1601 | Sir John Cutts | (Sir) John Cotton | |
| 1604 | Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611.... |
Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1614 | Sir Thomas Chichley | Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1621 | Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He fought for the Parlliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1624 | Sir Simon Steward | Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1625 | Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He fought for the Parlliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1626 | Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He fought for the Parlliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| 1628 | Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet , of Wilberton in Cambridgeshire was an English Member of Parliament . The son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, he was knighted in 1603 and created a baronet on 25 November 1611. He served as MP for Cambridge University , Huntingdon and Cambridgeshire... |
Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.... |
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| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | ||
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
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| Apr 1640 | Sir Dudley North Dudley North, 4th Baron North Dudley North, 4th Baron North K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.-Life:... |
Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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| Nov 1640 | Sir Dudley North Dudley North, 4th Baron North Dudley North, 4th Baron North K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.-Life:... |
| Parliamentarian | Thomas Chicheley Thomas Chicheley Sir Thomas Chicheley was a politician in England in the seventeenth century who fell from favour in the reign of James II. His name is sometimes spelt as Chichele.... |
Royalist |
| Chicheley disabled 16 September 1642 replaced 1645 by Francis Russell. North secluded 1648 | ||||
| Year | First member | Second member | Third member | Fourth member |
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| 1653 | John Sadler | Thomas French | Robert Castle | Samuel Warner |
| 1654 | John Delbrow | Henry Pickering | Robert Castle | Francis Russell |
| 1656 | Robert West | Henry Pickering | Robert Castle | Francis Russell Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet of Chippenham a member of Parliament and a soldier for the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War... |
| 1659 | Sir Thomas Willys, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Willys, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Willys, 1st Baronet of Fen Ditton in Cambridgeshire, was a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire and Cambridge... |
Sir Henry Pickering | ||
MPs 1660-1832
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| 1660 | Thomas Wendy Thomas Wendy (MP) Sir Thomas Wendy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Wendy was the son of Francis Wendy. In 1629 he inherited the Haslingfield estate of his uncle Sir WIlliam Wendy... |
Isaac Thornton Isaac Thornton Sir Isaac Thornton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Thornton was the son of Sir Roger Thornton of Soane, Cambridgeshire. He matriculated from Corpus Christi, Cambridge at Easter 1631... |
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| 1661 | Thomas Chicheley Thomas Chicheley Sir Thomas Chicheley was a politician in England in the seventeenth century who fell from favour in the reign of James II. His name is sometimes spelt as Chichele.... |
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| 1674 | Sir Thomas Hatton, Bt | |||||
| February 1679 | Gerard Russell | Edward Partherich | ||||
| August 1679 | Sir Levinus Bennet, Bt | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
Sir Robert Cotton Robert Cotton (MP) Sir Robert Cotton was an English politician. He sat as a Member of Parliament from 1679 to 1701 and briefly in 1702.-Life:... |
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| 1693 | The Lord Cutts John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts Lieutenant-General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts PC , British soldier and author, came from an Essex family.After a short university career at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, he inherited the family estates, but showed a distinct preference for the life of court and camp... |
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| 1695 | Edward Russell Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC was the First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III.-Naval career:... |
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| 1697 | Sir Rushout Cullen, Bt | |||||
| 1702 | Granado Pigot | |||||
| 1705 | John Bromley | |||||
| 1707 | John Bromley | |||||
| 1710 | John Jenyns | |||||
| 1717 | Robert Clarke Sir Robert Clarke, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Clarke, 2nd Baronet was a British politician and lawyer.He was the older son of Sir Samuel Clarke, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Thompson, daughter of Robert Thompson. In 1719, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1701... |
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| 1718 | Francis Whichcote | |||||
| 1722 | Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet was an English Jacobite MP. He has been called "one of the most zealous Jacobites in England".... |
Lord Harley | ||||
| 1724 | Samuel Shepheard | |||||
| 1727 | Henry Bromley Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort , was a British landowner and politician.Bromley was the only son of John Bromley and the grandson of John Bromley, both Knights of the Shire for Cambridgeshire. His mother Marcy died in childbed. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge... |
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| 1741 | Soame Jenyns Soame Jenyns Soame Jenyns was an English writer.- Biography :He was the son of Sir Roger Jenyns and his second wife Elizabeth Soame, the daughter of Sir Peter Soame. He was born in London, and was educated at St Johns College, Cambridge. In 1742 he was chosen M.P... |
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| 1747 | Viscount Royston Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke FRS , and eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1741 he became a fellow of the Royal Society... |
Whig | ||||
| 1754 | Marquess of Granby John Manners, Marquess of Granby General John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC, , British soldier, was the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby... |
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| 1764 | Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt | |||||
| 1770 | Sir Sampson Gideon, Bt Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley , known as Sampson Gideon until 1789, was the son of another Sampson Gideon , a Jewish banker in the City of London who advised the British government in the 1740s and 1750s.He served as Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire from 1770 to 1780, Midhurst from 1780... |
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| 1780 | Lord Robert Manners | Viscount Royston Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke KG, PC, FRS , known as Philip Yorke until 1790, was a British politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1782 | Sir Henry Peyton, Bt | |||||
| 1789 | James Whorwood Adeane | |||||
| 1790 | Charles Philip Yorke Charles Philip Yorke Charles Philip Yorke PC, FRS, FSA , was a British politician. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1803 to 1804.-Background:... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| May 1802 | Sir Henry Peyton, Bt | |||||
| July 1802 | Lord Charles Manners | |||||
| 1810 | Lord Francis Osborne Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin , styled Lord Francis Osborne from 1789 to 1832, was a British politician.-Background:... |
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| 1830 | Henry John Adeane | |||||
| 1831 | Richard Greaves Townley | |||||
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MPs 1832–1885
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | Third member | Third party | |||
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Richard Greaves Townley Richard Greaves Townley Richard Greaves Townley was an English Whig politician.He was elected at a by-election in November 1831 as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1835 general election.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Charles Yorke Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke PC , was a British naval commander and Conservative politician.-Background:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
John Walbanke Childers | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
Eliot Yorke Eliot Yorke The Hon. Eliot Douglas Thomas Yorke , was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Yorke was the third son of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, second son of Charles Yorke, second son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke. His mother was Elizabeth Weake Rattray, daughter of... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Richard Jefferson Eaton | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987... |
John Peter Allix | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1847 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Richard Greaves Townley Richard Greaves Townley Richard Greaves Townley was an English Whig politician.He was elected at a by-election in November 1831 as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1835 general election.... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
Lord George Manners Lord George Manners Lord George John Manners was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician who represented Cambridgeshire for over two decades, from 1847 to 1857 and from 1863 to 1874, when he died.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1852 United Kingdom general election, 1852 The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising... |
Edward Ball Edward Ball (MP) Edward Ball was an English Conservative Party politician.He was elected at the 1852 general election as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire, and held the seat until he resigned his seat on 7 January 1863 by the procedural device of accepting appointment as the Steward of the Chiltern... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1857 United Kingdom general election, 1857 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Henry John Adeane | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1863 by-election | Lord George Manners Lord George Manners Lord George John Manners was a British nobleman and Conservative Party politician who represented Cambridgeshire for over two decades, from 1847 to 1857 and from 1863 to 1874, when he died.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
Viscount Royston | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Richard Young | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Hon. Sir Henry Brand Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden GCB, PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884.-Background and education:... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| January 1874 by-election | Hon. Elliot Yorke Elliot Yorke The Hon. Eliot Constantine Yorke DL , was a British politician and courtier.-Background:Yorke was the fourth son of Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, and the Hon... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| October 1874 United Kingdom general election, 1874 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Benjamin Rodwell | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1879 by-election | Edward Hicks Edward Hicks (MP) Edward Hicks , born Edward Simpson, was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1879 to 1885.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1881 by-election | James Redfoord Bulwer James Redfoord Bulwer James Redfoord Bulwer MA, QC, JP was a Dublin-born lawyer and Member of the British Parliament supporting the Conservative Party: he represented Ipswich during the period of the Disraeli government from 1874 to 1880, and Cambridgeshire from 1881 to 1885.- External links :... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1884 by-election | Arthur John Thornhill | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
Constituency abolished, Chesterton Chesterton (UK Parliament constituency) Chesterton is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the splitting up of the three member Cambridgeshire constituency into three single member divisions in 1885... , Newmarket Newmarket (UK Parliament constituency) Newmarket is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the splitting up of the three member Cambridgeshire constituency into three single member divisions in 1885. The seat was abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:... and Wisbech Wisbech (UK Parliament constituency) Wisbech is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of an undivided Cambridgeshire county constituency in 1885 and was itself abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:... from 1885 |
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| Chesterton Chesterton (UK Parliament constituency) Chesterton is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the splitting up of the three member Cambridgeshire constituency into three single member divisions in 1885... and Newmarket Newmarket (UK Parliament constituency) Newmarket is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the splitting up of the three member Cambridgeshire constituency into three single member divisions in 1885. The seat was abolished in 1918.-Boundaries:... prior to 1918 |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Hon. Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
Harold William Stannus Gray Harold Stannus Gray Sir Harold William Stannus Gray, KBE was an Anglo-Irish landowner, horse breeder and politician. He served a brief period as a Member of Parliament during which he pressed for more help for agriculture.... |
Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Richard George Briscoe Richard George Briscoe Captain Richard George Briscoe MC was a British soldier and politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire from 1923 to 1945.- External links :... |
Unionist Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to... |
A. E. Stubbs A. E. Stubbs Albert Ernest Stubbs was an English trade union official and politician.Stubbs was born in Yorkshire, but moved to Cambridge in March 1914. By trade he was a printing machinist, although he took a great interest in the plight of agricultural workers... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Gerald Howard Gerald Howard Sir Stephen Gerald Howard, KC was a British farmer, barrister and judge who was an active National Liberal and later Conservative Party politician... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1961 by-election | Francis Pym Francis Pym -Bibliography:****- External links :... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
Constituency abolished, SE Cambs and SW Cambs South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) South West Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. Created in 1983 upon the abolition of the Cambridgeshire constituency, it was abolished in 1997 and succeeded by the constituencies of South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon.... from 1983 |
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- Parliamentary representation from CambridgeshireParliamentary representation from CambridgeshireThe historic county of Cambridgeshire, located in the modern-day East of England region, has been represented in Parliament since the 13th century. This article provides the list of constituencies which have formed the parliamentary representation from Cambridgeshire.In 1889 the historic county was...
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...