Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency)
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Liskeard was a parliamentary borough
in Cornwall
, which elected two Members of Parliament
(MPs) to the House of Commons
from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
was based upon the community of Liskeard
in the south-eastern part of Cornwall
.
Sedgwick estimated the electorate at 30 in 1740. Namier and Brooke considered it was about 50 in the 1754-1790 period. The right of election before 1832 was in the freemen of the borough. This constituency was under the patronage of the Eliot family, which acquired the preponderent interest by 1722.
There were no contested elections between at least 1715 and 1802. In the early 19th century the Whigs attempted to expand the electorate to include householders. During the 1802 general election
, 48 householders claimed the right to vote but their ballots were rejected by the Mayor (see the note to the 1802 election result below). The Eliot family continued to control the borough in the Tory interest, for another thirty years.
The Reform Act 1832
augmented the freemen voters (who retained their ancient right votes), with the beneficiaries of a new householder franchise. The number of voters registered in 1832 was 218. The political effect of the change was that a Whig was elected unopposed to the one remaining seat in 1832, whereas the two Tory candidates had been elected unopposed at the previous seven general elections. Only Whig or Liberal candidates were returned from 1832 until the constituency was abolished.
The Reform Act 1867
preserved the borough constituency but slightly expanded the electorate (from 434 in 1865 to 881 in 1868). Liskeard was one of the smallest boroughs to retain individual representation in the 1868-1885 period. However the constituency was finally abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
, when the borough became part of the Bodmin
or South East division of Cornwall.
Notes
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate for a party, in one or both successive contested elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual candidates percentage vote.
Note on party allegiance of candidates: A party label is only used when the source used quotes one. Other candidates are labelled Non Partisan, but may have associated themselves with a tendency or faction in Parliament.
Note:-
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, which elected two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) to 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...
from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
History
The parliamentary boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
was based upon the community of Liskeard
Liskeard
Liskeard is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Liskeard is situated approximately 20 miles west of Plymouth, west of the River Tamar and the border with Devon, and 12 miles east of Bodmin...
in the south-eastern part of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
.
Sedgwick estimated the electorate at 30 in 1740. Namier and Brooke considered it was about 50 in the 1754-1790 period. The right of election before 1832 was in the freemen of the borough. This constituency was under the patronage of the Eliot family, which acquired the preponderent interest by 1722.
There were no contested elections between at least 1715 and 1802. In the early 19th century the Whigs attempted to expand the electorate to include householders. During the 1802 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1802
The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, 48 householders claimed the right to vote but their ballots were rejected by the Mayor (see the note to the 1802 election result below). The Eliot family continued to control the borough in the Tory interest, for another thirty years.
The Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
augmented the freemen voters (who retained their ancient right votes), with the beneficiaries of a new householder franchise. The number of voters registered in 1832 was 218. The political effect of the change was that a Whig was elected unopposed to the one remaining seat in 1832, whereas the two Tory candidates had been elected unopposed at the previous seven general elections. Only Whig or Liberal candidates were returned from 1832 until the constituency was abolished.
The Reform Act 1867
Reform Act 1867
The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales....
preserved the borough constituency but slightly expanded the electorate (from 434 in 1865 to 881 in 1868). Liskeard was one of the smallest boroughs to retain individual representation in the 1868-1885 period. However the constituency was finally abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
, when the borough became part of the Bodmin
Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
or South East division of Cornwall.
1295-1629
- Constituency created (1295)
| Parliament | First member | Second member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1386 | John Bodilly | Stephen Bant | |
| 1388 (Feb) | Simon Lowys | John Helligan | |
| 1388 (Sep) | Simon Lowys | Walter Bloyowe | |
| 1390 (Jan) | Simon Lowys | John Cokeworthy I | |
| 1390 (Nov) | |||
| 1391 | Robert Brewys | John Goly | |
| 1393 | Simon Lowys | Robert Combe | |
| 1394 | |||
| 1395 | Ralph Cokeworthy | Ralph Trenewith II | |
| 1397 (Jan) | Simon Lowys | John Tregoose | |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Gryk | Robert Syteston | |
| 1399 | Walter Gosham | Thomas Forster | |
| 1401 | |||
| 1402 | Simon Lowys | John Price | |
| 1404 (Jan) | |||
| 1404 (Oct) | |||
| 1406 | John Treffridowe | Williard Hamond | |
| 1407 | William Aston | Thomas Gybbe | |
| 1410 | Simon (Lowys] | John Clink | |
| 1411 | Simon Lowys | John Penrose | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |||
| 1413 (May) | Simon Lowys | Walter Lowys | |
| 1414 (Apr) | |||
| 1414 (Nov) | Simon Lowys | William Bodrugan II | |
| 1415 | |||
| 1416 (Mar) | Oto Trenewith | John Trewoofe | |
| 1416 (Oct) | |||
| 1417 | John But | Robert Treage | |
| 1419 | Philip Motty | John Calwe | |
| 1420 | John Fursdon | John Cork | |
| 1421 (May) | Nicholas Aysshton | Richard Tredinney | |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Trelawny III | Robert Trenerth | |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | ||
| 1529 | James Trewynnard | Henry Pyne | |
| 1536 | ? | ||
| 1539 | ? | ||
| 1542 | ? | ||
| 1545 | John Roscarock | Richard Halfacre | |
| 1547 | Robert Becket | Ambrose Gilberd | |
| First Parliament of 1553 | John Trelawny John Trelawny (died 1563) John Trelawny , of Pool in Menheniot, Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament, who represented Liskeard in the first Parliament of 1553. He was also High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1547... |
John Gayer | |
| Second Parliament of 1553 | William Morice | Thomas Roscarock | |
| First Parliament of 1554 | James Kemp | Francis Roscarock | |
| Second Parliament of 1554 | John Connock John Connock John Connock was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1554 and 1571.Connock was a tanner from Wiltshire. He was appointed receiver of the Duchy of Cornwall and acquired extensive properties at Liskeard at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries.In... |
John Pethbridge | |
| Parliament of 1555 | John Cruys | William Lowre | |
| Parliament of 1558 | William Coryton | John Gayer | |
| Parliament of 1559 | George Bromley | Renald Muschamp | |
| Parliament of 1563-1567 | Reginald Mohun | ||
| Parliament of 1571 | John Connock John Connock John Connock was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1554 and 1571.Connock was a tanner from Wiltshire. He was appointed receiver of the Duchy of Cornwall and acquired extensive properties at Liskeard at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries.In... |
Basil Johnson | |
| Parliament of 1572-1581 | Henry Macwilliam | Paul Wentworth Paul Wentworth Paul Wentworth , a prominent English member of parliament in the reign of Elizabeth, was a member of the Lillingstone Lovell branch of the family.His father Sir Nicholas Wentworth was chief porter of Calais... |
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| Parliament of 1584-1585 | Peter Edgcumbe Peter Edgcumbe Peter Edgcumbe was an English politician.He was Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall 8 August 1586 – 7 December 1587, High Sheriff of Cornwall 1498–1499 and Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall bef. 1573–1597... |
Edward Denny | |
| Parliament of 1586-1587 | Richard Edgecumbe | Jonathan Trelawny Jonathan Trelawny (1568-1604) Sir Jonathan Trelawny , of Pool in Menheniot, Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. Trelawny was the posthumous younger son of John Trelawny of Pool ; his elder brother died in infancy and he inherited the estate... |
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| Parliament of 1588-1589 | John Jackson | ||
| Parliament of 1593 | George Wray | ||
| Parliament of 1597-1598 | Henry Neville | Edward Trelawny | |
| Parliament of 1601 | Thomas Edmunds | Sampson Lennard Sampson Lennard Sampson Lennard , of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.... |
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| Parliament of 1604-1611 | Sir William Killigrew William Killigrew (Chamberlain of the Exchequer) Sir William Killigrew was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1571 and 1614. He was chamberlain of the exchequer between 1605 and 1608.... |
Reginald Nicholas | |
| Addled Parliament (1614) Addled Parliament The Addled Parliament was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England , which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614... |
Richard Connock | John Glanville John Glanville Sir John Glanville the younger , of Broad Hinton in Wiltshire, was a Speaker of the English House of Commons during the Short Parliament.... |
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| Parliament of 1621-1622 | Sir Edward Coke Edward Coke Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the... |
Nicholas Hele | |
| Happy Parliament (1624-1625) Happy Parliament The Happy Parliament was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of King James I, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 24 May 1624 and then from 2 November 1624 to 16 February 1625... |
William Wrey | ||
| Useless Parliament (1625) Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view... |
William Coryton William Coryton William Coryton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1641. He was expelled from parliament for falsyfying returns.... |
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| Parliament of 1625-1626 | Sir Francis Steward | Joseph Jane Joseph Jane -Life:He was born into an old family which had long been influential in Liskeard, Cornwall. His father was mayor there in 1621, and 1625 he was himself mayor of Liskeard, and in 1640 was again returned to represent the borough in the Long Parliament.... |
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| Parliament of 1628-1629 | John Harris John Harris (Royalist) John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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| No Parliament summoned 1629-1640 | |||
1640-1832
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
John Harris John Harris (Royalist) John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration... |
George Kekewich | Parliamentarian Parliamentarian Parliamentarian can refer to a member or supporter of a Parliament, as in:*Member of Parliament*Roundheads, supporters of the parliamentary cause in the English Civil War... |
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| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
Joseph Jane Joseph Jane -Life:He was born into an old family which had long been influential in Liskeard, Cornwall. His father was mayor there in 1621, and 1625 he was himself mayor of Liskeard, and in 1640 was again returned to represent the borough in the Long Parliament.... |
Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration... |
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| January 1644 | Harris and Jane disabled from sitting - both seats vacant | |||||
| 1647 | Thomas Povey Thomas Povey Thomas Povey FRS, was a London merchant-politician who was active in colonial affairs from the 1650s, but neutral enough in his politics to be named a member from 1660 of Charles II's Council for Foreign Plantations, making him a powerful figure in the not-yet professionalized First English... |
George Kekewich | Parliamentarian Parliamentarian Parliamentarian can refer to a member or supporter of a Parliament, as in:*Member of Parliament*Roundheads, supporters of the parliamentary cause in the English Civil War... |
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| December 1648 | Povey and Kekewich excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - both seats vacant |
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| 1653 | Liskeard was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... and 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 Second 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... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Thomas Noell | Hunt Greenwood | ||||
| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represennted in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | John Connock John Connock (born 1631) John Connock was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Connock was the son of Nicholas Connock of St Cleer and his wife Joan Vivian, daughter of Hannibal Vivian of Trelowarren, Cornwall. He was a descendent of John Connock MP for Liskeard in 1554. He was educated at Middle... |
John Robinson John Robinson (born 1620) John Robinson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Robinson was the second surviving son of William Robinson of Helston, Cornwall and his wife Catherine Penrose, daughter of Thomas Penrose of Sithney, Cornwall... |
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| April 1661 | John Harris John Harris (died 1677) John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1677.Harris was the son of John Harris of Lanrest in Cornwall, and of Radford by Plymstock in Devon, and his wife Elizabeth Johnson of Bonham in Wiltshire who died giving birth to him. His father was MP for... |
Peter Prideaux | ||||
| May 1661 | Bernard Granville | |||||
| 1678 | Sir Bourchier Wrey | |||||
| February 1679 | John Connock | John Buller John Buller (died 1716) John Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695.Buller was the son of Francis Buller of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood... |
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| August 1679 | Sir Jonathan Trelawny Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the fourth child and eldest son of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet, High Sheriff of Cornwall, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 16 February 1664.He entered Parliament in 1660 as member for East... |
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| 1685 | Chichester Wrey | John Connock | ||||
| 1689 | Sir Bourchier Wrey | John Buller John Buller (died 1716) John Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695.Buller was the son of Francis Buller of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood... |
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| 1690 | Emanuel Pyper | |||||
| 1695 | William Bridges William Bridges (MP) William Bridges was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Liskeard, Cornwall 26 Oct 1695-1714 and member of the Board of Ordnance.He was the son of Robert Bridges and his wife Mary... |
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| 1696 | Henry Darell | |||||
| 1701 | Thomas Dodson | |||||
| 1707 | John Dolben John Dolben (politician) John Dolben was an English barrister and politician.-Life:Dolben was the son of John Dolben, Archbishop of York.He studied at Christ Church, Oxford.He was a barrister of the Temple, London.... |
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| 1710 | Philip Rashleigh | Tory | ||||
| 1715 | Sir John Trelawny Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet and Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Chichester, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 July 1721.He entered Parliament in 1713 as member for West Looe,... |
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| April 1722 | Edward Eliot | John Lansdell | ||||
| November 1722 | Thomas Clutterbuck | |||||
| 1727 | Sir John Cope | |||||
| 1734 | Richard Eliot | George Dennis | ||||
| 1740 | Charles Trelawny | |||||
| 1747 | Sir George Lee George Lee (English politician) Sir George Lee, PC was a politician in the Parliament of Great Britain.He was Member of Parliament for Brackley 1733–1742, for Devizes 1742–1747, for Liskeard 1747–1754, and for Launceston 1754–1758.From 1742 to 1744, Lee was a Lord of the Admiralty, and he was knighted... |
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| 1754 | Edmund Nugent | Philip Stanhope Philip Stanhope (1732-1768) Philip Stanhope was the illegitimate son of Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield to whom the famous Letters to His Son were addressed... |
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| 1759 | Philip Stephens | |||||
| 1761 | Anthony Champion | |||||
| 1768 | Edward Eliot Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot was born to Richard Eliot and Harriot Craggs , the illegitimate daughter of the Privy Counsellor and Secretary of State, James Craggs and Hester Santlow, the noted... |
Samuel Salt | ||||
| 1774 | Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament... |
Whig | ||||
| 1780 | Wilbraham Tollemache Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart FRS , known from 1739 to 1799 as Hon. Wilbraham Tollemache, was a British politician, a younger son of Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart.... |
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| 1784 | Edward James Eliot Edward James Eliot The Honourable Edward James Eliot was an English Member of Parliament.Eliot was born in Cornwall, the son of Edward Craggs-Eliot , politician, created Baron Eliot in 1784.... |
John Eliot John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans , known as the Lord Eliot from 1804 to 1815, was a British politician.... |
Tory | |||
| 1797 | The Earl of Inchiquin Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC , known from 1777 to 1800 as the 5th Earl of Inchiquin, was an Irish peer, soldier and politician.-Life:Murrough O'Brien was born in 1726 to Hon... |
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| 1800 | Lord Fincastle George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore , known as Viscount of Fincastle until 1809, was a Scottish peer.... |
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| 1802 | William Eliot William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans , known as William Elliot until 1823, was a British diplomat and politician.... |
Tory | ||||
| 1804 | William Huskisson William Huskisson William Huskisson PC was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool... |
Tory | ||||
| 1807 | Viscount Hamilton James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn.... |
Tory | ||||
| 1812 | 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 | ||||
| 1818 | Sir William Pringle William Henry Pringle Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Pringle GCB was a politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament for two constituencies in Cornwall. He was MP for St Germans from 1812 to 1818, and then for Liskeard from 1818 to 1832.-References:... |
Tory | ||||
| 1826 | Lord Eliot Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans GCB , DL, LL.D, PC , styled Lord Elliot from 1823 to 1845, was a British politician and diplomat.-Background and education:... |
Tory | ||||
| 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.... |
Representation reduced to one Member | |||||
1832-1885
| Year | Charles Buller Charles Buller Charles Buller , was a British barrister, politician and reformer.-Background and education:Born in Calcutta, British India, Buller was the son of Charles Buller , a member of a well-known Cornish family, and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick, daughter of General William Kirkpatrick, considered an... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1849 | Richard Budden Crowder | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1854 | Ralph William Grey Ralph William Grey Ralph William Grey was a British Whig politician.At the 1847 general election he was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields, but in 1852 he narrowly lost the seat to his Conservative opponent,... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1859 | Ralph Bernal Osborne Ralph Bernal Osborne Ralph Bernal Osborne, MP , born and baptised with the name of Ralph Bernal, Jr., was a British Liberal politician.-Life:... |
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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| 1865 | Sir Arthur Buller Arthur William Buller Sir Arthur William Buller was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament, who in his early career served as head of a commission of inquiry into education reform in Lower Canada.... |
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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| 1869 | Edward Horsman Edward Horsman Edward Horsman PC, PC , was a British politician.-Background and education:Horsman was the son of William Horsman, a well-to-do gentleman of Stirling, Scotland, who died 22 March 1845, aged 86. His mother was Jane, third daughter of Sir John Dalrymple, 4th Baronet, and sister of the seventh and... |
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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| 1876 | Leonard Courtney | 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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| 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 | ||
Notes
Election results
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Sedgwick 1715-1754, Namier and Brooke 1754-1790 and Stooks Smith 1790-1832. From 1832 the principal source was Craig, with additional or different information from Stooks Smith included. Candidates classified by Craig as Liberal before 1859, are labeled as Whig or Radical (following Stooks Smith) or Liberal if their exact allegiance is uncertain. Similarly candidates classified by Craig as Conservative but by Stooks Smith as Tory are listed below as Tory.Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate for a party, in one or both successive contested elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual candidates percentage vote.
Note on party allegiance of candidates: A party label is only used when the source used quotes one. Other candidates are labelled Non Partisan, but may have associated themselves with a tendency or faction in Parliament.
Elections before 1715
Dates of Parliaments 1660-1715| Summoned | Elected | Opened | Dismissed |
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| 16 March 1660 | 1660 | 25 April 1660 | 29 December 1660 |
| 18 February 1661 | 1661 | 8 May 1661 | 24 January 1679 |
| 25 January 1679 | 1679 | 6 March 1679 | 12 July 1679 |
| 24 July 1679 | 1679–1680 | 21 October 1680 | 18 January 1681 |
| 20 January 1681 | 1681 | 21 March 1681 | 28 March 1681 |
| 14 February 1685 | 1685 | 19 May 1685 | 2 July 1687 |
| 29 December 1688 | 1688–1689 | 22 January 1689 | 6 February 1690 |
| 6 February 1690 | 1690 | 20 March 1690 | 11 October 1695 |
| 12 October 1695 | 1695 | 22 November 1695 | 6 July 1698 |
| 13 July 1698 | 1698 | 24 August 1698 | 19 December 1700 |
| 26 December 1700 | 1700–1701 | 6 February 1701 | 11 November 1701 |
| 3 November 1701 | 1701 | 30 December 1701 | 2 July 1702 |
| 2 July 1702 | 1702 | 20 August 1702 | 5 April 1705 |
| 1705 | 7 May-6 June 1705 | 14 June 1705 | see Note |
| 1707 | see Note | 23 October 1707 | 3 April 1708 |
| 1708 | 30 April-7 July 1708 | 8 July 1708 | 21 September 1710 |
| 1710 | 2 October-16 November 1710 | 25 November 1710 | 8 August 1713 |
| 1713 | 22 August-12 November 1713 | 12 November 1713 | 15 January 1715 |
Note:-
- The MPs of the Parliament of England (elected 1705) and 45 members co-opted from the former Parliament of ScotlandParliament of ScotlandThe Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early 13th century, with the first meeting for which a primary source survives at...
, became the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain in 1707.
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Elections in the 1710s
Elections in the 1720s
- Trelawny became a Baronet in 1721
- Death of Eliot
Elections in the 1730s
- Seat vacated on Clutterbuck being appointed a Lord of the Admiralty
- Death of Dennis
Elections in the 1740s
Elections in the 1750s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Trelawny as Assay-Master of Tin for the Duchy of Cornwall
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Nugent to an office
Elections in the 1760s
Elections in the 1770s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Gibbon to an office
Elections in the 1780s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of E.J. Eliot as RemembrancerRemembrancerThe Remembrancer was originally one of certain subordinate officers of the English Exchequer. The office itself is of great antiquity, the holder having been termed remembrancer, memorator, rememorator, registrar, keeper of the register, despatcher of business...
of the Court of ExchequerExchequer of pleasThe Exchequer of Pleas or Court of Exchequer was a court that followed equity, a set of legal principles based on natural law, and common law, in England and Wales. Originally part of the curia regis, or King's Council, the Exchequer of Pleas split from the curia during the 1190s, to sit as an...
Elections in the 1790s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of E.J. Eliot as a Commissioner for India
- Death of E.J. Eliot
- Inchiquin was a peer of Ireland
Elections in the 1800s
- Resignation of Inchiquin
- Note (1800): Stooks Smith recorded that William Huskisson was returned unopposed at this by-election, but this appears to be an error.
- Note (1802): 48 householders claimed the right to vote. The ballots they tendered were rejected by the Mayor. 44 wanted to vote for Sheridan and Ogilvie, 3 for the Eliots and 1 for John Eliot and Sheridan.
- Succession of John Eliot as the 2nd Lord Eliot
- Note (1806): Stooks Smith does not give the votes for the elected candidates.
Elections in the 1810s
Elections in the 1820s
Elections in the 1830s
- Electorate expanded and constituency reduced to one seat, by the Reform Act 1832Reform Act 1832The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
- Note (1835): Stooks Smith recorded 211 registered electors, but the turnout is calculated on Craig's figure above
- Note (1837): Stooks Smith recorded 250 registered electors, but the turnout is calculated on Craig's figure above
Elections in the 1840s
- Note (1841): Stooks Smith recorded 285 registered electors, but the turnout is calculated on Craig's figure above
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Buller as Judge-Advocate General
- Note (1847): Stooks Smith recorded 333 registered electors, but the turnout is calculated on Craig's figure above
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Buller as President of the Poor Law Board
- Death of Buller
Elections in the 1850s
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Crowder as a Judge of the Court of Common PleasCourt of Common Pleas (England)The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king. Created in the late 12th to early 13th century after splitting from the Exchequer of Pleas, the Common...
- Trelawny and Reed are classified as Liberals (following Craig), as it is undetermined which wing of liberalism they belonged to. The list of MPs above refers to Grey as a Whig, so he is classified as such in this result.
- Gordon is classified as Liberal (following Craig), as it is undetermined which wing of liberalism he belonged to. The list of MPs above refers to Grey as a Whig, so he is classified as such in this result.
- The Whig Party is regarded as having merged into a new Liberal Party, which was formed at a meeting of the supporters of Lord Palmerston on 6 July 1859; although Whigs and Radicals had been informally referred to collectively as Liberals for decades.
- Seat vacated on the appointment of Grey as a Collector of Customs
Elections in the 1860s
- Electorate expanded by the Reform Act 1867Reform Act 1867The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales....
- Death of Buller
Elections in the 1870s
- Death of Horsman
Elections in the 1880s
- Electorate expanded by the Representation of the People Act 1884Representation of the People Act 1884In the United Kingdom, the Representation of the People Act 1884 and the Redistribution Act of the following year were laws which further extended the suffrage in Britain after the Disraeli Government's Reform Act 1867...
, but the constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885Redistribution of Seats Act 1885The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
with effect from the UK general election, 1885.