Thomas Rider (MP for Kent)
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Thomas Rider was a British Whig politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1831 to 1835.
He was elected at the 1831 general election
as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Kent
, and held the seat until the constituency was divided under the Reform Act 1832
. At the 1832 general election
he was returned as an MP for the new Western division of Kent, but at the 1835 election
he polled poorly, and withdrew from the election at the end of the first day of polling.
At the 1837 general election
he contested the Eastern division of Kent, but failed to unseat either of the two sitting Conservative Party
MPs.
He died on 6 August 1847, aged 81.
He was elected at the 1831 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1831
The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...
as a Member 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,...
(MP) for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
, and held the seat until the constituency was divided under 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...
. At the 1832 general election
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....
he was returned as an MP for the new Western division of Kent, but at the 1835 election
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...
he polled poorly, and withdrew from the election at the end of the first day of polling.
At the 1837 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1837
The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....
he contested the Eastern division of Kent, but failed to unseat either of the two sitting Conservative Party
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...
MPs.
He died on 6 August 1847, aged 81.