Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)
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Maldon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election. This seat is a successor to the Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency which existed from 1997 to 2010.
There was previously a constituency called Maldon between 1332 and 1983.
, the Boundary Commission for England created a number of radically altered and new constituencies to allow for the increasing population. The majority of the former Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency formed the basis of this new Maldon seat. Additionally, the areas around South Woodham Ferrers came in from the former Rayleigh constituency
and Margaretting is added from the former West Chelmsford constituency.
Other wards from the previous Maldon and East Chelmsford formed parts of the new Witham
and Chelmsford
constituencies.
The electoral wards used in the redrawn Maldon constituency are;
in Essex
, first represented in the House of Commons
in 1332; it elected two MPs until 1868, and one from 1868 until 1885. In that year the borough was abolished but the name was transferred to a county division of Essex, which continued with some boundary changes until 1983.
, a small market town and port on the coast of Essex
.
Maldon had been a municipal as well as Parliamentary borough, its first charter dating from the reign of Henry II
, and at one period the Corporation had the sole right to elect the town's MPs. From 1701 at the latest, however, the right to vote was exercised by the freemen
of the town, whether or not resident within the borough; and, unusually, honorary freemen and those acquiring the freedom by purchase were also entitled to vote in Maldon. This had several consequences. The electorate in Maldon was much bigger than was usual in a town of that size - in the first half of the 18th century, the number of qualified voters generally about 800 (the majority of whom did not live in Maldon). It also meant that the town corporation, with the power to create freemen and therefore voters, was in a position to gerrymander elections if it so wished. This might, as was the case in some other boroughs, have ended in one interest gaining control of the corporation and turning Maldon into a pocket borough; in fact, however, Maldon instead stayed independent but venal, and gaining election there tended to be an expensive business. Sometimes it was not merely a case of bribing the voters: in 1690, it was recorded in the House of Commons journals that the wives and daughters of Maldon freemen were being bribed at election time as well.
One interest that was firmly established by the middle of the 18th century, however, was that of the government, which ensured that lucrative posts in the customs house were reserved for loyally-voting freemen, and also attempted to have government supporters – often strangers to the town – elected to vacancies on the corporation. It was generally taken for granted that the government candidates would normally be elected.
In the meanwhile, however, a dramatic change had been wrought in the system. In 1763 one of the sitting MPs, Strutt's friend Bamber Gascoyne
, was appointed to the Board of Trade
and therefore had to be re-elected at Maldon. Gascoyne's opponent, John Huske
, accused him of threatening that any freemen working in the customs house who did not vote for him would be dismissed (which, by this period, would have been an illegal threat). Although the Prime Minister, George Grenville
, denied having authorised Gascoyne to make any such threat and Gascoyne denied having made it, it seems clear it was believed in Maldon and the corporation sided with Huske, creating enough new freemen to ensure Gascoyne was defeated. Both sides started actions for bribery, but Gascoyne had decided on more drastic action. He took out a writ against the Corporation, and the Courts ordered the ousting of the majority of members; eventually, in 1768, the Corporation was dissolved by judicial order.
For half a century the duties of returning officer were transferred to the High Sheriff of Essex
. However, the Sheriff could not assume the Corporation's function of swearing in new freemen, and Strutt's influence was thus entirely secured against any possibility of new voters being created to outvote him. However, there was a problem: by the time of the general election of 1807
the number of remaining qualified voters had dwindled to 58, and the constituency was in imminent danger of quite literally dying out. Yet there were more than 800 new freemen who were only barred from voting because there was nobody to swear them in; finally a new charter was granted, in time to enfranchise them for the election of 1810.
Matters then returned to normal in Maldon for the remaining 22 years before the Reform Act. Strutt's son, Joseph Holden Strutt, retained much of the influence that his father had wielded, being generally considered to be able to nominate one of the two MPs or to choose to sit himself; as he exercised all government patronage in Maldon, he was well placed to secure the other seat as well. But when the voters proved uncooperative, they could easily enough be over-ruled: at the 1826 election
, the Corporation secured the result it wanted by admitting another thousand new freemen in time for them to vote; 3,113 freemen voted, of whom only 251 were Maldon residents.
investigated. However, no major scandal was uncovered and (unlike some other boroughs similarly investigated at the same period) its right to vote was reinstated and a writ for a new by-election which took place in 1854 was issued.
, implemented in 1868, took seats from most of the smallest boroughs, and Maldon's representation was halved; but it was still too small, and at the election of 1885
the borough was abolished altogether. The county division into which the town was placed, however, was named after the town. (Officially, until 1918, it was the Eastern (or Maldon) Division of Essex; after that, simply the Maldon division.) As well as Maldon itself this contained the towns of Braintree
, Halstead
and Witham
. Once again this constituency was a marginal one - almost the only rural county seat in the South East at this period not to be safely Conservative
. The strength of the Liberal vote seems to have been partly based on the strength of Nonconformism
in the Halstead area, but also on trade unionism among the agricultural labourers (which elsewhere in Essex was offset by a strongly Tory maritime vote which Maldon lacked).
After 1918
, boundary changes added Burnham on Crouch and the surrounding district, but the constituency was still a rural one, with 35% of the occupied male population employed in the agricultural sector at the time of the 1921 census. The Labour
rather than the Liberals were now the Conservatives' main opponents. When the Liberal Party split in 1922, Maldon's Liberals split as well, and the constituency was the first where the Lloyd George Liberals
set up a constituency association, though this was apparently without the sanction of the national party headquarters and the association is not recorded as having organised any activities. In 1923
no Liberal candidate stood at all, and Labour captured the seat for the first time. The Conservatives retook the seat in 1924
, holding it until the 1940s, but it was won by Tom Driberg in a wartime by-election; yet his hold on the seat was rarely secure and he eventually moved to sit for a safer seat. Thereafter Maldon remained Conservative until its abolition, though at first by the narrowest of margins.
The Maldon constituency was abolished in the boundary changes which came into effect at the 1983 election
, being divided between the new Colchester South and Maldon
and Rochford
constituencies.
The re-formed Maldon seat was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.
in January 1945, and stood in the 1945 election as a Labour Party candidate.
British House of Commons
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of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) by the first past the post system of election. This seat is a successor to the Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency which existed from 1997 to 2010.
There was previously a constituency called Maldon between 1332 and 1983.
Boundaries
Following their review of parliamentary representation in EssexEssex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, the Boundary Commission for England created a number of radically altered and new constituencies to allow for the increasing population. The majority of the former Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency formed the basis of this new Maldon seat. Additionally, the areas around South Woodham Ferrers came in from the former Rayleigh constituency
Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Rayleigh was a parliamentary constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
and Margaretting is added from the former West Chelmsford constituency.
Other wards from the previous Maldon and East Chelmsford formed parts of the new Witham
Witham (UK Parliament constituency)
Witham 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 system of election....
and Chelmsford
Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)
Chelmsford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From the 2010 general election it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
constituencies.
The electoral wards used in the redrawn Maldon constituency are;
- Althorne, Burnham-on-CrouchBurnham-on-CrouchBurnham-on-Crouch is a town in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Crouch.-History:Historically, it has benefited from its location on the coast - first as a ferry port, later as a fishing port known for its oyster beds, and most recently as a...
North, Burnham-on-Crouch South, Heybridge East, Heybridge West, Maldon, EssexMaldon, EssexMaldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon district and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.Maldon is twinned with the Dutch town of Cuijk...
East, Maldon North, Maldon South, Maldon West, Mayland, PurleighPurleighPurleigh is a village on the Dengie peninsula about south of Maldon in the English county of Essex. The village is part of the Purleigh ward of the Maldon district.-History:...
, Southminster and TillinghamTillinghamTillingham is a small village and civil parish with 1,015 inhabitants in 2001, located from Burnham-on-Crouch and from Bradwell-on-Sea, in Maldon District and the ceremonial county of Essex in England...
from Maldon district - Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield, Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon, Rettendon and RunwellRunwellRunwell is a suburb of Wickford and a civil parish on the A132 road, in the Chelmsford District, in the English county of Essex.- Amenities :Runwell has a primary school, a church, St Mary's and a hospital ....
, South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting, South Woodham FerrersSouth Woodham FerrersSouth Woodham Ferrers is a town and civil parish in the borough of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is approximately from London and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 16,629. The town is located east of Fenn Creek, and near where it meets the River Crouch...
–Chetwood and Collingwood, and South Woodham Ferrers–Elmwood and Woodville from ChelmsfordChelmsfordChelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...
district
The historic constituency (1332-1983)
Maldon was originally a Parliamentary boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, first represented in 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...
in 1332; it elected two MPs until 1868, and one from 1868 until 1885. In that year the borough was abolished but the name was transferred to a county division of Essex, which continued with some boundary changes until 1983.
Boundaries and franchise before the Reform Act
Until the Great Reform Act of 1832, the borough consisted of the three parishes of the town of Maldon, EssexMaldon, Essex
Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon district and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.Maldon is twinned with the Dutch town of Cuijk...
, a small market town and port on the coast of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
.
Maldon had been a municipal as well as Parliamentary borough, its first charter dating from the reign of Henry II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
, and at one period the Corporation had the sole right to elect the town's MPs. From 1701 at the latest, however, the right to vote was exercised by the freemen
Freedom of the City
Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...
of the town, whether or not resident within the borough; and, unusually, honorary freemen and those acquiring the freedom by purchase were also entitled to vote in Maldon. This had several consequences. The electorate in Maldon was much bigger than was usual in a town of that size - in the first half of the 18th century, the number of qualified voters generally about 800 (the majority of whom did not live in Maldon). It also meant that the town corporation, with the power to create freemen and therefore voters, was in a position to gerrymander elections if it so wished. This might, as was the case in some other boroughs, have ended in one interest gaining control of the corporation and turning Maldon into a pocket borough; in fact, however, Maldon instead stayed independent but venal, and gaining election there tended to be an expensive business. Sometimes it was not merely a case of bribing the voters: in 1690, it was recorded in the House of Commons journals that the wives and daughters of Maldon freemen were being bribed at election time as well.
One interest that was firmly established by the middle of the 18th century, however, was that of the government, which ensured that lucrative posts in the customs house were reserved for loyally-voting freemen, and also attempted to have government supporters – often strangers to the town – elected to vacancies on the corporation. It was generally taken for granted that the government candidates would normally be elected.
The Strutt ascendancy
However, in the 1750s the government's control of Maldon weakened, and a prominent local Tory, John Strutt, found he had enough influence with the voters to sway elections. He secured the election of several of his friends over the years and eventually, in 1774, was persuaded to stand himself, which he did successfully.In the meanwhile, however, a dramatic change had been wrought in the system. In 1763 one of the sitting MPs, Strutt's friend Bamber Gascoyne
Bamber Gascoyne (senior)
Bamber Gascoyne of Childwell Hall, Lancashire , was an 18th century English politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain....
, was appointed to the Board of Trade
Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
and therefore had to be re-elected at Maldon. Gascoyne's opponent, John Huske
John Huske
John Huske was a British Army general known for his leadership at the Battle of Falkirk and the Battle of Culloden during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745...
, accused him of threatening that any freemen working in the customs house who did not vote for him would be dismissed (which, by this period, would have been an illegal threat). Although the Prime Minister, George Grenville
George Grenville
George Grenville was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham...
, denied having authorised Gascoyne to make any such threat and Gascoyne denied having made it, it seems clear it was believed in Maldon and the corporation sided with Huske, creating enough new freemen to ensure Gascoyne was defeated. Both sides started actions for bribery, but Gascoyne had decided on more drastic action. He took out a writ against the Corporation, and the Courts ordered the ousting of the majority of members; eventually, in 1768, the Corporation was dissolved by judicial order.
For half a century the duties of returning officer were transferred to the High Sheriff of Essex
High Sheriff of Essex
The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years...
. However, the Sheriff could not assume the Corporation's function of swearing in new freemen, and Strutt's influence was thus entirely secured against any possibility of new voters being created to outvote him. However, there was a problem: by the time of the general election of 1807
United Kingdom general election, 1807
The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
the number of remaining qualified voters had dwindled to 58, and the constituency was in imminent danger of quite literally dying out. Yet there were more than 800 new freemen who were only barred from voting because there was nobody to swear them in; finally a new charter was granted, in time to enfranchise them for the election of 1810.
Matters then returned to normal in Maldon for the remaining 22 years before the Reform Act. Strutt's son, Joseph Holden Strutt, retained much of the influence that his father had wielded, being generally considered to be able to nominate one of the two MPs or to choose to sit himself; as he exercised all government patronage in Maldon, he was well placed to secure the other seat as well. But when the voters proved uncooperative, they could easily enough be over-ruled: at the 1826 election
United Kingdom general election, 1826
The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....
, the Corporation secured the result it wanted by admitting another thousand new freemen in time for them to vote; 3,113 freemen voted, of whom only 251 were Maldon residents.
After the Reform Act
In the initial drafts of the Reform Bill, Maldon was to lose one of its two seats and although it was eventually spared this fate its population of 3,831 in 1831 left it very close to the borderline. The eventual Reform Act extended the borough by adding the neighbouring parish of Heybridge, increasing the population to 4,895; but with only 716 qualified voters under the new franchise its electorate was less than a quarter of what it had previously been. The constituency was a highly marginal one, victory rarely being secured by more than a handful of votes. In 1852, only 40 votes separated first place from fourth, and the second Tory's majority over his Whig opponent was only 6; after the losing candidates petitioned, alleging corruption, the election was declared void and Maldon's right to representation was suspended while a Royal CommissionRoyal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
investigated. However, no major scandal was uncovered and (unlike some other boroughs similarly investigated at the same period) its right to vote was reinstated and a writ for a new by-election which took place in 1854 was issued.
Maldon county constituency (1885-1983)
The Second Reform ActReform 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....
, implemented in 1868, took seats from most of the smallest boroughs, and Maldon's representation was halved; but it was still too small, and at the election of 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:...
the borough was abolished altogether. The county division into which the town was placed, however, was named after the town. (Officially, until 1918, it was the Eastern (or Maldon) Division of Essex; after that, simply the Maldon division.) As well as Maldon itself this contained the towns of Braintree
Braintree, Essex
Braintree is a town of about 42,000 people and the principal settlement of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. It is northeast of Chelmsford and west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120 road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line.Braintree has grown contiguous...
, Halstead
Halstead
Halstead is a town and civil parish located in Braintree District of Essex, England, near Colchester and Sudbury. It has a population of 11,053. The town is situated in the Colne Valley, and originally developed on the hill to the north of the river...
and Witham
Witham
Witham is a town in the county of Essex, in the south east of England with a population of 22,500. It is part of the District of Braintree and is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands between the larger towns of Chelmsford and Colchester...
. Once again this constituency was a marginal one - almost the only rural county seat in the South East at this period not to be safely 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...
. The strength of the Liberal vote seems to have been partly based on the strength of Nonconformism
Nonconformism
Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:...
in the Halstead area, but also on trade unionism among the agricultural labourers (which elsewhere in Essex was offset by a strongly Tory maritime vote which Maldon lacked).
After 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...
, boundary changes added Burnham on Crouch and the surrounding district, but the constituency was still a rural one, with 35% of the occupied male population employed in the agricultural sector at the time of the 1921 census. The 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...
rather than the Liberals were now the Conservatives' main opponents. When the Liberal Party split in 1922, Maldon's Liberals split as well, and the constituency was the first where the Lloyd George Liberals
National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
The National Liberal Party was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923. It was led by David Lloyd George and was, at the time, separate to the original Liberal Party.-History:...
set up a constituency association, though this was apparently without the sanction of the national party headquarters and the association is not recorded as having organised any activities. In 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
no Liberal candidate stood at all, and Labour captured the seat for the first time. The Conservatives retook the seat in 1924
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, holding it until the 1940s, but it was won by Tom Driberg in a wartime by-election; yet his hold on the seat was rarely secure and he eventually moved to sit for a safer seat. Thereafter Maldon remained Conservative until its abolition, though at first by the narrowest of margins.
The Maldon constituency was abolished in the boundary changes which came into effect at the 1983 election
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...
, being divided between the new Colchester South and Maldon
Colchester South and Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)
South Colchester and Maldon was a parliamentary constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997...
and Rochford
Rochford (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochford was a parliamentary constituency in Essex, centred on the town of Rochford.It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election....
constituencies.
MPs 1332–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 | Richard Bush | John Glover |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Dyer | Henry Hales |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Crakebon | John Welles |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Skinner I | |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | John Welles I | John Page |
| 1393 | John Skinner I | John Glover |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | ||
| 1397 (Jan) | John Glover | John Joce |
| 1397 (Sep) | ||
| 1399 | John Joce I | John Crakebon |
| 1401 | ||
| 1402 | John Page | Thomas Paffe |
| 1404 (Jan) | John Burgess | Thomas Paffe |
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | John Flower | Robert Painter |
| 1407 | John Page | John Hockham |
| 1410 | ?William Wade | |
| 1411 | John Flower | John Burgess |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Richard Galon | John Burgess |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | John Flower | John Burgess |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | ||
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Thomas Paffe | Richard Sampson |
| 1419 | Richard Galon | William Bennett |
| 1420 | John Burgess | Richard Galon |
| 1421 (May) | John Cooper II | Richard Bawde |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Burgh | William Gore |
| 1510 | Sir Richard FitzLewis | Thomas Hintlesham |
| 1512 | Thomas Cressener | ? |
| 1515 | John Strangman | ? |
| 1523 | John Bozom | Thomas Wyburgh |
| 1529 | Thomas Tey | Edward Peyton |
| 1536 | William Harris | John Raymond |
| 1539 | John Edmonds | William Bonham |
| 1542 | Edward Bury | Henry Dowes |
| 1545 | Clement Smith | Nicholas Throckmorton Nicholas Throckmorton Sir Nicholas Throckmorton was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and played a key role in the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.-Early years:... |
| 1547 | Sir Clement Smith | Henry Dowes, died and replaced by Jan 1552 by William Bassett |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Walter Mildmay | Henry Fortesue |
| 1553 (Oct) | ?Anthony Browne | John Raymond |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Hungate | Edmund Tyrrell |
| 1554 (Nov) | Anthony Browne | John Wiseman |
| 1555 | Sir Henry Radclyffe Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex, KG was an English peer.-Life:He was born in England to Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Howard... |
Richard Weston |
| 1558 | Edmund Tyrrell | Roger Appleton, died and replaced by Nov 1558 by Henry Golding |
| 1559 | Sir Humphrey Radcliffe | Henry Golding |
| 1562/3 | John Lathom | Richard Argall |
| 1571 | Peter Osborne. sat for Guildford, repl. by George Blythe |
Gabriel Croft |
| 1572 | Thomas Gent | Vincent Harris, died and repl. Oct 1574 by Edward Sulyard |
| 1584 | Edward Lewknor | William Wiseman |
| 1586 | John Butler | Edward Lewknor |
| 1588 | John Butler | William Vernon, sick and replaced by Edward Lewknor |
| 1593 | Sir Thomas Mildmay, Bt | Edward Lewknor |
| 1597 | Thomas Harris | William Wiseman |
| 1601 | William Wiseman | Richard Weston Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG , was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and Charles I, being one of the most influential figures in the early years of Charles I's Personal Rule and the architect of many of the policies that enabled him to rule... |
| 1604 | Sir Edward Lewknor, died and replaced by Sir Theophilus Howard Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG was an English nobleman and politician.Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife Catherine Knyvet of Charlton, and succeeded his father in 1626.Sir Theophilus Howard was named in... |
William Wiseman, died and replaced by Sir John Sandys |
| 1604-1611 | ?Sir John James John James John James was an architect particularly associated with Twickenham in west London, where he rebuilt St. Mary's Church and built the house for Hon. James Johnson, Secretary for Scotland, later Orleans House... |
|
| 1614 | Sir Edward Lewknor | Sir Robert Rich Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator, admiral, and puritan.Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title in 1619... |
| 1621-1622 | Sir Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... |
Sir Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (judge) Sir Julius Caesar was an English judge and politician. He was born near Tottenham in Middlesex. His father was Giulio Cesare Adelmare, an Italian physician to Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, descended by the female line from the dukes of Cesarini.Caesar was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford,... |
| 1624 | Sir William Masham, Bt Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... |
Sir Arthur Harris |
| 1625 | Sir William Masham, Bt Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... |
Sir Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... |
| 1626 | Sir William Masham, Bt Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... |
Sir Thomas Cheek Thomas Cheek Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653.... |
| 1628-1629 | Sir Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... |
Sir Arthur Harris |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
MPs 1640–1868
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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.... |
Sir Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... |
Parliamentarian | John Porter John Porter (MP) John Porter was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Porter was the son of John Porter of Lamberhurst, Kent. He entered Lincoln's Inn in November 1621. He became recorder of Madon in Essex.... |
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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... |
Sir John Clotworthy | Parliamentarian | ||||
| January 1648 | Clotworthy disabled from sitting January 1648, but readmitted June 1648 |
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| June 1648 | Sir John Clotworthy | Parliamentarian | ||||
| December 1648 | Clotworthy 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... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | Maldon 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... |
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| 1654 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.... |
Colonel Joachim Matthews | Maldon had only one seat in 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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| 1656 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... |
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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... |
Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay (of Graces) Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1692. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
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| 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.... |
Colonel Sir Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... |
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| April 1660 | Tristram Conyers Tristram Conyers Tristram Conyers was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Conyers was the son of William Conyers of Copthall, Essex and his wife Mary Hervey, daughter of Sir Francis Hervey... |
Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay (of Graces) Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1692. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
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| June 1660 | Edward Herrys | |||||
| 1661 | Sir John Tyrell | Sir Richard Wiseman | ||||
| 1677 | Sir William Wiseman, Bt | |||||
| March 1679 | Sir John Bramston John Bramston, the younger Sir John Bramston, the younger , was an English lawyer. The son of Sir John Bramston, the elder, he was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and called to bar at Middle Temple in 1635. In 1660 he was elected to the Convention Parliament for the county of Essex and again in the Cavalier Parliament of... |
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| October 1679 | Sir Thomas Darcy, Bt | |||||
| 1685 | Sir John Bramston John Bramston, the younger Sir John Bramston, the younger , was an English lawyer. The son of Sir John Bramston, the elder, he was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and called to bar at Middle Temple in 1635. In 1660 he was elected to the Convention Parliament for the county of Essex and again in the Cavalier Parliament of... |
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| 1689 | Charles Montagu Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS was an English poet and statesman.-Early life:Charles Montagu was born in Horton, Northamptonshire, the son of George Montagu, fifth son of 1st Earl of Manchester... |
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| 1693 | Sir Eliab Harvey | |||||
| 1695 | Irby Montagu | |||||
| 1699 | John Bullock | |||||
| January 1701 | William Fytche | |||||
| November 1701 | John Comyns John Comyns Sir John Comyns SL , of Writtle in Essex, was an English judge and Member of Parliament. He was educated at Felsted.... |
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| 1708 | Sir Richard Child | Thomas Richmond Thomas Richmond Thomas Richmond was a British portrait painter, known for his idealised pictures in the so-called Keepsake style. He was the son of Thomas Richmond , the miniature painter, and the brother of George Richmond.... |
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| 1710 | John Comyns John Comyns Sir John Comyns SL , of Writtle in Essex, was an English judge and Member of Parliament. He was educated at Felsted.... |
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| 1711 | William Fytche | |||||
| 1712 | Thomas Bramston | |||||
| 1715 | Samuel Tufnell | |||||
| 1722 | Sir John Comyns John Comyns Sir John Comyns SL , of Writtle in Essex, was an English judge and Member of Parliament. He was educated at Felsted.... |
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| 1727 | Henry Parsons Henry Parsons Henry Parsons was a Massachusetts politician who served as tenth Mayor, of Marlborough, Massachusetts.-Early life:Parsons was naturalized an American citizen in Auburn, New York on October 12, 1865.-Notes:... |
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| 1734 | Martin Bladen | |||||
| 1740 | Benjamin Keene Benjamin Keene 200-px|thumb|right|Benjamin KeeneSir Benjamin Keene was a British diplomat known for his service as British Ambassador to Spain. He strove to maintain good relations between the two countries, although he was unable to prevent the War of Jenkins' Ear breaking out in 1739 he later successfully kept... |
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| 1741 | Sir Thomas Drury, Bt | Robert Colebrooke | ||||
| 1747 | Sir Richard Lloyd, KC | |||||
| 1754 | Colonel John Bullock Colonel John Bullock Colonel John Bullock of Faulkbourne M.P. was an English landowner and Member of Parliament for 56 years becoming Father of the House. He was appointed High Sheriff of the County of Essex in 1802.-Early Years:... |
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| 1761 | Bamber Gascoyne Bamber Gascoyne (senior) Bamber Gascoyne of Childwell Hall, Lancashire , was an 18th century English politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain.... |
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| 1763 | John Huske | |||||
| 1773 | Charles Rainsford Charles Rainsford General Charles Rainsford was a British Army officer.-Career:He was the second son of alderman Francis Rainsford and his wife, Isabella and received his first education from a cleric friend of Francis's at Great Clacton... |
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| 1774 | John Strutt | Tory | Hon. Richard Savage Nassau Richard Savage Nassau The Hon. Richard Savage Nassau was a British Member of Parliament.He was born at St Osyth Priory, the second son of Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford, by his wife Bessy, an illegitimate daughter of Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers.He was first elected to Parliament at the 1747... |
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| 1780 | Eliab Harvey Eliab Harvey Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey, GCB was an eccentric and hot-tempered officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars who was as distinguished for his gambling and dueling as for his military record... |
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| 1784 | The Lord Waltham Drigue Olmius, 2nd Baron Waltham Drigue Billers Olmius, 2nd Baron Waltham , was a British politician.Olmius was the son of John Olmius, 1st Baron Waltham, by Anne, daughter of Sir William Billers, Lord Mayor of London in 1733. He succeeded his father in the barony in October 1762, aged 16... |
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| 1787 | Sir Peter Parker, Bt Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet was a British naval officer.-Naval career:Peter Parker was born probably in Ireland. He became a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1743 and captain in 1747. In 1761, he took command of HMS Buckingham and helped cover operations on Belle Île... |
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| 1790 | Joseph Holden Strutt | Tory | Charles Callis Western Charles Western, 1st Baron Western Charles Callis Western, 1st Baron Western , was a British landowner and Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons for over forty years before his elevation to the peerage in 1833.-Background and education:... |
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| 1806 | Benjamin Gaskell | Whig | ||||
| 1807 | Charles Callis Western Charles Western, 1st Baron Western Charles Callis Western, 1st Baron Western , was a British landowner and Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons for over forty years before his elevation to the peerage in 1833.-Background and education:... |
Whig | ||||
| 1812 | Benjamin Gaskell | Whig | ||||
| 1826 | Hon. George Allanson Winn | Tory | Thomas Barrett Lennard | Whig | ||
| 1827 | Hugh Dick | Tory | ||||
| 1830 | Quintin Dick | Tory | ||||
| 1832 | 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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| 1837 | John Round John Round (MP) John Round was an English Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1812 to 1818, and for Maldon from 1837 to 1847.... |
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 | David Waddington David Waddington (Essex) David Waddington was an English Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Maldon from 1847 to 1852, for Harwich from 1852 to 1856- References:**- 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... |
Thomas Barrett Lennard | Whig | ||
| 1852 | Charles du Cane Charles Du Cane Sir Charles Du Cane, KCMG was a British Conservative Party politician and colonial administrator who was a Member of Parliament from 1852–1854 and Governor of Tasmania from 1868 to 1874.... |
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... |
Taverner John Miller Taverner John Miller Taverner John Miller was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was the owner of a whaling business based in Westminster, London and held a seat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1853, and from 1857 to 1867.... |
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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| 1854 | George Peacocke George Montagu Warren Sandford George Montagu Warren Sandford , known until 1886 as George Montagu Warren Peacocke, was a British 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... |
John Bramley-Moore | 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 | Thomas Western Sir Thomas Western, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Sutton Western, 2nd Baronet was an English Liberal Party politician.He was elected at the 1857 general election as Member of Parliament for Maldon in Essex. He was re-elected in 1859, but defeated at the 1865 general election. Western then stood in the Eastern division of Suffolk at... |
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| 1859 | 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... |
George Peacocke George Montagu Warren Sandford George Montagu Warren Sandford , known until 1886 as George Montagu Warren Peacocke, was a British 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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| 1865 | Ralph Anstruther Earle Ralph Anstruther Earle Ralph Anstruther Earle was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected at the 1859 general election as a Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, but resigned from the House of Commons the same year through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 12 August 1859.He... |
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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| 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... |
Representation reduced to one member | |||||
MPs 1868–1983
| Election | Member | Party | |
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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... |
Edward Hammond Bentall Edward Hammond Bentall Edward Hammond Bentall was an English manufacturer of ploughs and agricultural equipment and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.... |
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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| 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 *... |
George Sandford George Montagu Warren Sandford George Montagu Warren Sandford , known until 1886 as George Montagu Warren Peacocke, was a British 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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| 1878 by-election | George Courtauld George Courtauld (MP) George Courtauld was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1885.... |
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:... |
Arthur George Kitching Arthur George Kitching Arthur George Kitching was an English stockbroker and a Liberal politician.Kitching was the son of George Kitching a doctor of Enfield, Middlesex and his wife Mary Ann Belts. He was educated privately and became a member of the London Stock Exchange. He was governor of Enfield Grammar School 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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| 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Charles Wing Gray | 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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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
Cyril Dodd, QC | 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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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
Hon. Charles Hedley Strutt | 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... |
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The re-formed Maldon seat was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.
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| 2010 | John Whittingdale John Whittingdale John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale OBE, , is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1992.-Education:... |
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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Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Driberg was elected in 1942 as an Independent Labour candidate, but took the Labour Party whipWhip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
in January 1945, and stood in the 1945 election as a Labour Party candidate.
Elections in the 2010s
* Served as MP for the preceeding constituency of Maldon and East Chelmsford since 1997
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