Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury
in Wiltshire
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) to the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, by the first past the post voting system.
From 1295, the parliamentary borough
of Salisbury returned two MPs to the House of Commons of England
, and then to its successor bodies: the House of Commons of Great Britain
from 1707
, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801
. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
, the borough's representation was reduced to one member. The parliamentary borough of Salisbury was abolished for the 1918 general election
, and the name transferred to a new county division.
in Wiltshire
. A large portion of the former Salisbury
district, excluding a part to the west, is included within the constituency.
from the balcony of the White Hart Hotel in St John's Street after winning each Parliamentary election.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. It elects one 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) 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...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, by the first past the post voting system.
From 1295, the parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
of Salisbury returned two MPs to the House of Commons of England
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
, and then to its successor bodies: the House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
from 1707
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
Under 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...
, the borough's representation was reduced to one member. The parliamentary borough of Salisbury was abolished for the 1918 general election
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...
, and the name transferred to a new county division.
Boundaries
The constituency is based around the city of SalisburySalisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. A large portion of the former Salisbury
Salisbury (district)
Salisbury was a local government district in Wiltshire, England from 1974 to 2009. Its main urban area was the city of Salisbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the previous municipal boroughs of Salisbury and Wilton, along with Amesbury...
district, excluding a part to the west, is included within the constituency.
Traditions
According to a local tradition, the Member of Parliament for Salisbury sings the song The Vly be on the TurmutThe Vly be on the Turmut
The Vly be on the Turmut is a traditional song sung in the Wiltshire dialect and is one of the regimental marching songs of the Wiltshire Regiment....
from the balcony of the White Hart Hotel in St John's Street after winning each Parliamentary election.
MPs 1295–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member | |
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| 1386 | Thomas Burford | David White | |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Bitterley | Thomas Burford | |
| 1388 (Sep) | David White | John Hethe | |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Bitterley | William Warmwell | |
| 1390 (Nov) | |||
| 1391 | |||
| 1393 | John Bitterley | William Warmwell | |
| 1394 | John Bitterley | Thomas Burford | |
| 1395 | William Warmwell | Richard Spencer | |
| 1397 (Jan) | Richard Spencer | John Moner | |
| 1397 (Sep) | Richard Juel | John Cary | |
| 1399 | William Hulle I | William Walters | |
| 1401 | Richard Spencer | John Levesham | |
| 1402 | John Wallop | William Boyton | |
| 1404 (Jan) | William Waryn | John Levesham | |
| 1404 (Oct) | John Wallop | Richard Juel | |
| 1406 | William Bailey | William Boyton | |
| 1407 | Thomas Child | John Becket | |
| 1410 | William Bourer | William Bailey, died 1410 | |
| 1411 | Richard Spencer | Walter Shirley | |
| 1413 (Feb) | Walter Shirley | William Waryn | |
| 1413 (May) | Walter Shirley | William Waryn | |
| 1414 (Apr) | Walter Shirley | John Becket | |
| 1414 (Nov) | Walter Shirley | John Becket | |
| 1415 | Walter Shirley | Henry Man | |
| 1416 (Mar) | Walter Shirley | Henry Man | |
| 1416 (Oct) | Walter Shirley | Thomas Mason | |
| 1417 | Walter Shirley | William Waryn | |
| 1419 | Walter Shirley | William Waryn | |
| 1420 | Walter Shirley | Robert Poynaunt | |
| 1421 (May) | Walter Shirley | Robert Poynaunt | |
| 1421 (Dec) | Walter Shirley | Thomas Boner | |
| 1510 | Thomas Coke I | William Webbe alias Kellowe | |
| 1512 | Thomas Coke I | Richard Bartholomew | |
| 1515 | Thomas Coke I, repl. Oct 1515 by John Abarough |
Richard Bartholomew, repl. Oct 1515 by Thomas Brodegate |
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| 1523 | Robert Keilway I | John Abarough | |
| 1529 | William Webbe II | Thomas Chaffyn I | |
| 1536 | William Webbe II | ||
| 1539 | Robert South | Henry Coldston | |
| 1542 | Charles Bulkeley | Edward Chaffyn | |
| 1545 | Thomas Gawdy I | John Story John Story Blessed John Story , English Roman Catholic martyr, was born the son of Nicholas Story of Salisbury and educated at Hinxsey Hall, University of Oxford, where he became lecturer on civil law in 1535, being made later principal of Broadgates Hall, afterwards Pembroke College.He appears to have... |
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| 1547 | Sir John Thynne | Henry Clifford | |
| 1553 (Mar) | George Penruddock | John Beckingham | |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Hooper | John Abyn | |
| 1554 (Apr) | Robert Griffith | John Abyn | |
| 1554 (Nov) | Robert Griffith | John Hooper | |
| 1555 | Thomas Chaffyn II | John Hooper | |
| 1558 | John Hooper | Robert Eyre | |
| 1559 | William Webbe | John Webbe | |
| 1562/3 | Anthony Weekes | Giles Estcourt | |
| 1571 | John Eyre | Giles Estcourt | |
| 1572 | Giles Estcourt | Hugh Tucker | |
| 1584 | Giles Estcourt | Christopher Weekes | |
| 1586 | Giles Estcourt | Christopher Weekes | |
| 1588 | Christopher Weekes | John Bayley | |
| 1593 | Giles Hutchens | Robert Bower | |
| 1597 | Thomas Eyre | Giles Hutchens | |
| 1601 | Giles Tooker Giles Tooker Giles Tooker was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614.Tooker was the son of Charles Tooker, yeoman of Maddingley and his wife Matilda Nipperhead. His father died in 1571 when he was six leaving him well endowed financially. He was educated at... |
John Puxton | |
| 1604 | Giles Tooker Giles Tooker Giles Tooker was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614.Tooker was the son of Charles Tooker, yeoman of Maddingley and his wife Matilda Nipperhead. His father died in 1571 when he was six leaving him well endowed financially. He was educated at... |
Richard Godfrey | |
| 1614 | Giles Tooker Giles Tooker Giles Tooker was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614.Tooker was the son of Charles Tooker, yeoman of Maddingley and his wife Matilda Nipperhead. His father died in 1571 when he was six leaving him well endowed financially. He was educated at... |
Roger Gauntlett | |
| 1621 | Roger Gauntlett | Thomas Hussey | |
| 1624 | Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield was an English lawyer, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1623 and 1626. Of Puritan views, he was an iconoclast, and was taken through a celebrated court case.-Life:... |
Roger Gauntlett | |
| 1625 | Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield was an English lawyer, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1623 and 1626. Of Puritan views, he was an iconoclast, and was taken through a celebrated court case.-Life:... |
Walter Long | |
| 1626 | Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield was an English lawyer, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1623 and 1626. Of Puritan views, he was an iconoclast, and was taken through a celebrated court case.-Life:... |
John Puxton | |
| 1628 | Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield was an English lawyer, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1623 and 1626. Of Puritan views, he was an iconoclast, and was taken through a celebrated court case.-Life:... |
Bartholemew Tookey | |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | ||
| 1640 (Apr) | Robert Hyde Robert Hyde Sir Robert Hyde was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Early career:Hyde, who was born at his father's house, Heale, near Salisbury, in 1595, was second son of Sir Lawrence Hyde, attorney-general to Anne, the consort of James I, by his wife, Barbara Castilion of Marsh Benham,... |
Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1640 (Nov) | Robert Hyde Robert Hyde Sir Robert Hyde was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Early career:Hyde, who was born at his father's house, Heale, near Salisbury, in 1595, was second son of Sir Lawrence Hyde, attorney-general to Anne, the consort of James I, by his wife, Barbara Castilion of Marsh Benham,... |
Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1645 | Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
John Dove John Dove John Dove was a parliamentary politician during the English Civil War and Interregnum. He has sometimes been numbered amongst the regicides; however, although he sat as a Commissioner in the trial of Charles I at the Painted Chamber of the Palace of Westminster on the 12th, 13th, 19th, and 26th of... |
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| 1648 | Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
John Dove John Dove John Dove was a parliamentary politician during the English Civil War and Interregnum. He has sometimes been numbered amongst the regicides; however, although he sat as a Commissioner in the trial of Charles I at the Painted Chamber of the Palace of Westminster on the 12th, 13th, 19th, and 26th of... |
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| 1653 | Salisbury not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| 1654 | Edward Tooker Edward Tooker Edward Tooker was an English lawyer, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1664.... |
William Stevens | |
| 1656 | William Stone | James Heeley | Edward Tooker Edward Tooker Edward Tooker was an English lawyer, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1664.... |
| 1659 | Henry Eyre Henry Eyre (barrister) Henry Eyre was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1659 and 1678.Eyre was the son of Giles Eyre, of Whiteparish, Wiltshire. He was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1647 and became a fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1648... |
Humphry Ditton snr | |
MPs 1660–1885
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| 1660 | Henry Eyre Henry Eyre (barrister) Henry Eyre was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1659 and 1678.Eyre was the son of Giles Eyre, of Whiteparish, Wiltshire. He was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1647 and became a fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1648... |
Edward Tooker Edward Tooker Edward Tooker was an English lawyer, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1664.... |
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| April 1661 | Francis Swanton | |||||
| November 1661 | Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox was an English politician.-Life:Stephen Fox was the son of William Fox, of Farley, in Wiltshire, a yeoman farmer... |
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| 1664 | Edward Hyde | |||||
| 1665 | Richard Colman | |||||
| 1673 | William Swanton | |||||
| 1679 | Sir Thomas Mompesson | Alexander Thistlethwayte | ||||
| 1681 | John Wyndham | |||||
| 1685 | Sir Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox was an English politician.-Life:Stephen Fox was the son of William Fox, of Farley, in Wiltshire, a yeoman farmer... |
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| January 1689 | Thomas Hoby | 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... |
Giles Eyre Giles Eyre Sir Giles Eyre was an Engish politician and judge. The son of Giles Eyre and his wife Anne, Eyre attended Winchester College before gaining admittance to Exeter College, Oxford in 1653, then joining Lincoln's Inn on 19 October 1654... |
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| May 1689 | Thomas Pitt Thomas Pitt Thomas Pitt , born at Blandford Forum, Dorset, to a rector and his wife, was a British merchant involved in trade with India.... |
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| 1695 | Sir Thomas Mompesson | |||||
| 1698 | Charles Fox | Robert Eyre Robert Eyre Sir Robert Eyre was an English lawyer, who served as Solicitor-General and then as a judge, ultimately as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.-Family:... |
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| January 1701 | Sir Thomas Mompesson | |||||
| July 1701 | Charles Fox | |||||
| 1710 | Robert Pitt Robert Pitt Robert Pitt was a British politician who sat as Member of Parliament for Old Sarum from 1705, a pocket borough controlled by his family. He was the eldest son of Governor Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, a businessman who had made a fortune while in India. Governor Pitt built the family's wealth on his... |
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| 1713 | Richard Jones | |||||
| 1714 | Sir Stephen Fox Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox was an English politician.-Life:Stephen Fox was the son of William Fox, of Farley, in Wiltshire, a yeoman farmer... |
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| 1715 | Francis Swanton | Edmund Lambert | ||||
| 1721 | Anthony Duncombe | |||||
| 1722 | Francis Kenton | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (died 1736) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Salisbury , Winchester , Buckingham , Southampton , Portsmouth , Whitchurch and Hampshire Thomas Lewis (c.1679 – 22 November 1736) was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury (19 August 1727... |
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| 1734 | Peter Bathurst | Henry Hoare Henry Hoare Henry Hoare II , known as Henry the Magnificent, was an English banker and garden owner-designer.-Career:Born the son of Henry Hoare I and educated at Westminster School, Henry Hoare dominated the Hoare family through his wealth and personal charisma. Henry was a partner for nearly 60 years in C... |
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| 1741 | Sir Jacob Bouverie | Sir Edward Seymour Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset was a British nobleman.... |
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| 1747 | Hon. William Bouverie | Edward Poore | ||||
| 1754 | Julines Beckford | |||||
| 1761 | Hon. Edward Bouverie | |||||
| 1765 | Samuel Eyre Samuel Eyre Sir Samuel Eyre , was an English judge.Eyre came of a legal family, his grandfather, Robert, having been a bencher and reader of Lincoln's Inn, and his father being a barrister, Robert Eyre of Salisbury and Chilhampton, who married Anne, daughter of Samuel Aldersey of Aldersey in Cheshire... |
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| 1768 | Hon. Stephen Fox Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland, of Holland, 2nd Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP was briefly a British peer.... |
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| 1771 | Viscount Folkestone Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor FRS FSA was a British nobleman, styled Hon. Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie from 1761 to 1765 and Viscount Folkestone from 1765 to 1776.-Life:... |
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| 1774 | William Hussey | |||||
| 1776 | Hon. William Henry Bouverie | |||||
| 1802 | Viscount Folkestone William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor , styled Viscount Folkestone until 1828, was the son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor and Hon. Anne Duncombe.... |
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| 1813 | George Purefoy-Jervoise | |||||
| 1818 | Wadham Wyndham | Tory | ||||
| 1828 | Hon. Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie Admiral The Honourable Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie , was a British naval commander and Whig politician.Pleydell-Bouverie was the second son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor of Coleshill House in Berkshire , and the Honourable Anne, daughter of Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham... |
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
William Bird Brodie | Whig | ||||
| 1833 | Hon. Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie Admiral The Honourable Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie , was a British naval commander and Whig politician.Pleydell-Bouverie was the second son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor of Coleshill House in Berkshire , and the Honourable Anne, daughter of Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham... |
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| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
Wadham Wyndham | 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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| 1843 by-election | Ambrose Hussey | 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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| 1843 by-election | John Henry Campbell | 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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| Jan. 1847 by-election | William James Chaplin | Whig | ||||
| Jul. 1847 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Charles Baring Wall | Whig | ||||
| 1853 by-election | Edward Pery Buckley | 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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| 1857 United Kingdom general election, 1857 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Matthew Henry Marsh | 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 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
Edward William Terrick Hamilton Edward William Terrick Hamilton Edward William Terrick Hamilton was a British businessman and politician who spent fifteen years as a pastorialist in New South Wales.... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
John Alfred Lush John Alfred Lush John Alfred Lush was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.Lush was the son of John Lush of Berwick St John, Wiltshire and his wife Martha Kelleway daughter of James Kelleway of Donhead, Wiltshire. He was an MD of St Andrew's University and became a... |
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 by-election | Alfred Seymour Alfred Seymour Alfred Seymour of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, and of Trent MP, JP was a British Liberal Party politician.... |
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 *... |
Granville Richard Ryder | 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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| 1880 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 *... |
William Grenfell William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons firstly for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage... |
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... |
John Passmore Edwards John Passmore Edwards John Passmore Edwards was a British journalist, newspaper owner and philanthropist. The son of a carpenter, he was born in Blackwater, a small village between Redruth and Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
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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| 1882 by-election | Coleridge John Kennard | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
representation reduced to one member 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... |
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MPs since 1885
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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:... |
William Grenfell William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons firstly for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage... |
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**... |
Edward Hulse | 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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| 1897 by-election | Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen was an English Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1897 to 1906.-Life:... |
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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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Walter Palmer Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet was a biscuit manufacturer and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1906.... |
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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| 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Edward Tennant Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner , known as Sir Edward Tennant, 2nd Baronet, from 1906 to 1911, was a Scottish Liberal politician.... |
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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| Jan. 1910 | Godfrey Locker-Lampson Godfrey Locker-Lampson Godfrey Lampson Tennyson Locker-Lampson MP PC was a British Conservative politician, poet and essayist.-Birth and 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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| 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... |
Hugh Morrison Hugh Morrison (UK politician) Hugh Morrison was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Wilton at a by-election in November 1918, holding the seat for a few weeks until it was abolished for the 1918 general election... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Hugh Lawrence Fletcher Moulton | 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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| 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 - Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *... |
Hugh Morrison Hugh Morrison (UK politician) Hugh Morrison was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Wilton at a by-election in November 1918, holding the seat for a few weeks until it was abolished for the 1918 general election... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1931 by-election Salisbury by-election, 1931 The Salisbury by-election, 1931 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Salisbury in Wiltshire on 11 March 1931... |
James Despencer-Robertson James Despencer-Robertson Lieutenant-Colonel James Archibald St George Fitzwarenne-Despencer Robertson OBE , born James Archibald St George Robertson, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... |
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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| 1942 by-election Salisbury by-election, 1942 The Salisbury by-election, 1942 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Salisbury in Wiltshire on 8 July 1942. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Morrison, later Baron Margadale.- Vacancy :... |
John Morrison John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale Major John Granville Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale, TD, DL was a British Conservative Party politician.He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1938 and was Member of Parliament for Salisbury from 1942 until 1965.... |
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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| 1965 by-election Salisbury by-election, 1965 The Salisbury by-election, 1965 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Salisbury in Wiltshire on 4 February 1965. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Michael Hamilton.- Vacancy :... |
Michael Hamilton | 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... |
Robert Key Robert Key (politician) Simon Robert Key known as Robert Key is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is the former Member of Parliament for Salisbury, Wiltshire.-Early life:... |
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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| 2010 | John Glen | 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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