Robert Peter Laurie
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Robert Peter Laurie was a British
Conservative Party
politician.
of Canterbury
at a by-election
in May 1879, following the resignation
from the House of Commons of the Conservative MP Lewis Majendie
. Laurie was re-elected at the 1880 general election
, but the election was subsequently declared void and parliamentary representation from Canterbury was suspended until 1885.
At the 1885 general election
, Laurie contested the two-seat Bath
constituency. He narrowly missed winning the second seat, polling 2,971 votes against the 2,990 of the sitting ]Liberal
MP Edmond Wodehouse
.
However, when Bath's Conservative MP Robert Blaine
retired at the 1886 general election
, Laurie was elected in his place, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election
.
United Kingdom
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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...
politician.
Parliamentary career
Laurie was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the parliamentary boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
of Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in May 1879, following the resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
from the House of Commons of the Conservative MP Lewis Majendie
Lewis Majendie
Lewis Ashurst Majendie was a British Conservative Party politician.-Parliamentary career:At the 1874 general election, Majendie was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for the parliamentary borough of Canterbury in Kent...
. Laurie was re-elected at the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-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 *...
, but the election was subsequently declared void and parliamentary representation from Canterbury was suspended until 1885.
At the 1885 general election
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:...
, Laurie contested the two-seat Bath
Bath (UK Parliament constituency)
Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously of the House of Commons of England. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly represented in Parliament since boroughs were first summoned to send members in the 13th century...
constituency. He narrowly missed winning the second seat, polling 2,971 votes against the 2,990 of the sitting ]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...
MP Edmond Wodehouse
Edmond Wodehouse
Edmond Robert Wodehouse PC , was an English Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906....
.
However, when Bath's Conservative MP Robert Blaine
Robert Stickney Blaine
Sir Robert Stickney Blaine was a leading Conservative politician in the English City of Bath, who was mainly involved in local politics, but sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886....
retired at the 1886 general election
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**...
, Laurie was elected in his place, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election
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...
.