Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
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Sussex was a constituency
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England
then of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire
, elected by the bloc vote
system.
Under the Reform Act 1832
the constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, at the 1832 general election
. The county was then represented by the East Sussex
and West Sussex
divisions.
of Sussex. (Although Sussex contained nine boroughs
- Arundel
, Bramber
, Chichester
, East Grinstead
, Horsham
, Lewes
, Midhurst
, New Shoreham
and Steyning
- and four Cinque Ports
- Hastings
, Rye
, Seaford
and Winchelsea
- each of which elected two MPs in their own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the boroughs or ports could confer a vote at the county election.)
of Chichester
. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and intimidation of electors, which was widespread in the unreformed British political system.
The expense, to candidates, of contested elections encouraged the leading families of the county to agree on the candidates to be returned unopposed whenever possible. Contested county elections were therefore unusual.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1707 to 1800 and 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...
from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire
Knights of the Shire
From the creation of the Parliament of England in mediaeval times until 1826 each county of England and Wales sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four...
, elected by the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
system.
Under the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
the constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, at the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
. The county was then represented by the East Sussex
East Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
East Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
and West Sussex
West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
West Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
divisions.
Boundaries
The constituency comprised the whole historic countyHistoric counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Sussex. (Although Sussex contained nine boroughs
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
- Arundel
Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)
Arundel was twice a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The first incarnation strictly comprised the town centre of Arundel and was a borough constituency first enfranchised in 1332 and disfranchised in 1868 under the Reform...
, Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
, Chichester
Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, 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....
, East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
, Horsham
Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)
Horsham 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.- Boundaries :...
, Lewes
Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is...
, Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
, New Shoreham
Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
Shoreham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1997....
and Steyning
Steyning (UK Parliament constituency)
Steyning was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons sporadically from 1298 and continuously from 1467 until 1832...
- and four Cinque Ports
Cinque Ports
The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. It lies at the eastern end of the English Channel, where the crossing to the continent is narrowest...
- Hastings
Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....
, Rye
Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832....
, Seaford
Seaford (UK Parliament constituency)
The UK parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a Cinque Port constituency, similar to a parliamentary borough, in Seaford, East Sussex. A rotten borough, prone by size to undue influence by a patron, it was disenfranchised in the Reform Act of 1832...
and Winchelsea
Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
- each of which elected two MPs in their own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the boroughs or ports could confer a vote at the county election.)
1290–1660
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1334 | Roger Hussey | |
| 1344 | Roger Hussey | |
| 1351 | Andrew Peverell | |
| 1353 | Andrew Peverell | |
| 1356 | Andrew Peverell | |
| 1361 | Andrew Peverell | |
| 1366 | Andrew Peverell | |
| 1373 | Andrew Peverell | |
| 1386 | Sir Edmund FitzHerbert | Sir Edward Dallingridge |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir William Waleys | Sir Edward Dallingridge |
| 1388 (Sep) | Nicholas Wilcombe | Robert Ore |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir William Percy | Thomas Jardyn |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir William Percy | Sir William Waleys |
| 1391 | Sir William Percy | Robert Tauk |
| 1393 | Sir William Percy | John Broke |
| 1394 | Sir William Percy | Sir Thomas Sackville II |
| 1395 | Hugh Quecche | Sir Thomas Sackville |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir Wikkiam Percy | John Ashburnham |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir Thomas Sackville II | John Ashburnham |
| 1399 | John Pelham | John Preston |
| 1401 | Sir John Pelham | Sir Henry Hussey |
| 1402 | Sir John Dallingridge | Sir Henry Hussey |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir John Pelham | Robert Lewknor |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir John Dallingridge | Sir John Pelham |
| 1406 | Sir John Dallingridge | Sir John Pelham |
| 1407 | Sir John Dallingridge | Sir John Pelham |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Richard Wayville | Richard Wakehurst |
| 1414 (Apr) | William Bramshott | Thomas St. Cler |
| 1414 (Nov) | Richard Wayville | John Babelake |
| 1415 | Richard Styuecle | William Weston |
| 1416 (Mar) | Richard Styuecle | Sir Roger Fiennes |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | John Halle | Richard Styuecle |
| 1419 | Richard Bannebury | Richard Bitterley |
| 1420 | William Ryman | Ralph Rademylde |
| 1421 (May) | William Ryman | John Halle |
| 1421 (Dec) | Ralph Rademylde | Richard Bitterley |
| 1449 | John Wood John Wood (speaker) Sir John Wood was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between January 1483 and February 1483.He was probably born in Suddex, the son of another John Wood.... |
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| 1450 | Robert Poynings | |
| 1456 | Nicholas Hussey | |
| 1483 | John Wood John Wood (speaker) Sir John Wood was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between January 1483 and February 1483.He was probably born in Suddex, the son of another John Wood.... |
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| 1495 | Edmund Dudley Edmund Dudley Edmund Dudley was an English administrator and a financial agent of King Henry VII. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons and President of the King's Council. After the accession of Henry VIII, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed the next year on a treason charge... |
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| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | Sir John Gage | Sir Richard Shirley |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | Sir John Gage | Sir William Goring |
| 1542 | ?Sir John Gage | ? |
| 1545 | ?Sir John Gage | ? |
| 1547 | Sir William Goring | John Palmer |
| 1553 (Mar) | ?Sir Richard Sackville Richard Sackville (escheator) Sir Richard Sackville of Ashburnham and Buckhurst in Sussex and Westenhanger in Kent; was an English administrator and Member of Parliament.-Career:... |
? |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Caryll | John Covert |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir Robert Oxenbridge | Sir Thomas Palmer |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Covert | John Ashburnham |
| 1555 | Sir Robert Oxenbridge | John Caryll |
| 1558 | Sir Nicholas Pelham | Sir Robert Oxenbridge |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Richard Sackville Richard Sackville (escheator) Sir Richard Sackville of Ashburnham and Buckhurst in Sussex and Westenhanger in Kent; was an English administrator and Member of Parliament.-Career:... |
John Caryll |
| 1562/3 | Sir Richard Sackville Richard Sackville (escheator) Sir Richard Sackville of Ashburnham and Buckhurst in Sussex and Westenhanger in Kent; was an English administrator and Member of Parliament.-Career:... , died and replaced 1566 by John Apsley |
William Dawtery |
| 1571 | John Pelham | Thomas Palmer |
| 1572 | John Jeffrey, died and replaced Jan 1581 by Walter Covert |
Thomas Shirley |
| 1584 | Robert Sackville Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker... |
Sir Thomas Shirley |
| 1586 | Walter Covert | Thomas Palmer |
| 1588 (Oct) | Sir Thomas Palmer | Henry Neville |
| 1593 | Robert Sackville Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker... |
Sir Thomas Shirley |
| 1597 (Sep) | Robert Sackville Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker... |
Sir Nicholas Parker |
| 1601 | Charles Howard | Robert Sackville Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker... |
| 1604 | Charles Howard | Robert Sackville Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker... |
| 1614 | Sir Walter Covert | Sampson Lennard Sampson Lennard Sampson Lennard , of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.... |
| 1621 | Sir Edward Sackville Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG was the son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset and the brother and heir of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset.-Life:... , travelled abroad 1623 , ennobled 1624 and replaced by Henry Cary, 1st Earl of Dorset |
Christopher Neville |
| 1624 | Algernon Lord Peircy Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, KG was an English military leader and a prominent supporter of constitutional monarchy.-Family background:... |
Thomas Pelham Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
| 1625 | Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
Sir John Shirley |
| 1626 | Sir Walter Covert | Sir Alexander Temple |
| 1628 | Sir William Goring, 1st Baronet | Richard Lewknor Richard Lewknor Richard Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629.Lewknor was the son of Christopher Lewknor, recorder of Chichester, and his wife Mary May, daughter of John May of Rawmere, Sussex.... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Thomas Pelham Bt Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... |
| 1640 (Nov) | Sir Thomas Pelham Bt Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... |
| 1645 | Sir Thomas Pelham Bt Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... |
| 1648 | Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... |
One seat only |
| 1653 | Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... |
William Spence Nathaniel Studeley |
| 1654 | Herbert Morley Herbert Morley Herbert Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1667. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... John Stapley John Stapley Sir John Stapley, 1st Baronet of Patcham , was a Royalist who plotted with members of the Sealed Knot to overthrow the Protector Oliver Cromwell and restore Charles II of England to the throne, but when questioned by Cromwellians he disclosed the plot and betrayed the other members... John Fagg Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1645 and 1701... William Hay John Pelham Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1644 and 1698.Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Wilbraham.... Francis Lord Dacres Herbert Springet Sir Herbert Springet, 1st Baronet Sir Herbert Springet, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1646 and 1662.... |
| 1656 | Herbert Morley Herbert Morley Herbert Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1667. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
John Pelham Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1644 and 1698.Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Wilbraham.... John Fagg Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1645 and 1701... John Stapley John Stapley Sir John Stapley, 1st Baronet of Patcham , was a Royalist who plotted with members of the Sealed Knot to overthrow the Protector Oliver Cromwell and restore Charles II of England to the throne, but when questioned by Cromwellians he disclosed the plot and betrayed the other members... Anthony Shirley George Courthope George Courthope Sir George Courthorpe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.Courthorpe was the son of George Courthorpe, of Ticehurst, Sussex... Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656.Rivers was the son of James Rivers and his wife Charity Shirley, daughter of Sir John Shirley of Isfield Sussex... Sir Thomas Parker Samuel Gott Samuel Gott Samuel Gott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1645 and 1648 and between 1660 and 1661.... |
| 1659 | Herbert Morley Herbert Morley Herbert Morley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1667. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
John Fagg Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1645 and 1701... |
1640–1832
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | Sir John Pelham, Bt Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1644 and 1698.Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Wilbraham.... |
Henry Goring Sir Henry Goring, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Goring, 2nd Baronet was an English barrister and politician.Goring was the son of Henry Goring and Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Eversfield, High Sheriff of Sussex. Goring sat as Member of Parliament for Sussex from 1660 to 1661 and for Steyning in 1660 and again from 1661 to 1679... |
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| 1661 | John Ashburnham | |||||
| 1667 | Sir William Morley | |||||
| February 1679 | John Lewknor | |||||
| August 1679 | Sir Nicholas Pelham | |||||
| 1681 | Sir William Thomas, Bt Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1681.Thomas was created Baronet of Folkington in the County of Sussex, created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1660. He was Member of Parliament for Seaford from 1661 to 1681... |
Sir John Fagg, Bt Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1645 and 1701... |
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| 1685 | Sir Henry Goring, Bt Sir Henry Goring, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Goring, 2nd Baronet was an English barrister and politician.Goring was the son of Henry Goring and Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Eversfield, High Sheriff of Sussex. Goring sat as Member of Parliament for Sussex from 1660 to 1661 and for Steyning in 1660 and again from 1661 to 1679... |
Sir Thomas Dyke, Bt Sir Thomas Dyke, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Dyke, 1st Baronet was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1698.Dyke was the son of Sir Thomas Dyke and his wife Catharine Bramstone, daughter of Sir John Bramstone, of Skreenes, Essex. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church,... |
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| 1689 | Sir John Pelham, Bt Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1644 and 1698.Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Wilbraham.... |
Sir William Thomas, Bt Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1681.Thomas was created Baronet of Folkington in the County of Sussex, created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1660. He was Member of Parliament for Seaford from 1661 to 1681... |
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| 1698 | Robert Orme | |||||
| January 1701 | Henry Lumley Henry Lumley General Henry Lumley was a British soldier and Governor of Jersey.He was the second son of John Lumley and Mary Compton, and younger brother of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough.... |
John Miller | ||||
| December 1701 | Sir William Thomas, Bt Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1681.Thomas was created Baronet of Folkington in the County of Sussex, created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1660. He was Member of Parliament for Seaford from 1661 to 1681... |
Sir Henry Peachey | ||||
| 1702 | Sir Thomas Pelham, Bt Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton Bt was a moderate English Whig politician and Member of Parliament for several constituencies. He is best remembered as father of two British prime ministers who, between them, served for 18 years as first minister... |
Whig | Henry Lumley Henry Lumley General Henry Lumley was a British soldier and Governor of Jersey.He was the second son of John Lumley and Mary Compton, and younger brother of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough.... |
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| 1705 | John Morley Trevor | Sir George Parker, Bt Sir George Parker, 2nd Baronet Sir George Parker, 2nd Baronet , of Ratton, Sussex, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Sussex from 1705 to 1708 and again from 1710 to 1713.... |
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| 1708 | Sir Henry Peachey, Bt | Peter Gott Peter Gott Peter Gott was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1690 to 1695 and again from 1698 to 1701.He died aged 56.-References:... |
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| 1710 | Charles Eversfield | Sir George Parker, Bt Sir George Parker, 2nd Baronet Sir George Parker, 2nd Baronet , of Ratton, Sussex, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Sussex from 1705 to 1708 and again from 1710 to 1713.... |
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| 1713 | Henry Campion | John Fuller | ||||
| 1715 | James Butler | Hon. Spencer Compton Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord... |
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| 1722 | Hon. Henry Pelham Henry Pelham Henry Pelham was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death in 1754... |
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| 1728 | James Butler | |||||
| 1742 | Earl of Middlesex Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC was a British nobleman, politician, and cricketer. He was styled Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765.-Early life:... |
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| 1747 | John Butler | |||||
| 1754 | Thomas Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester PC , known as the Lord Pelham of Stanmer from 1768 to 1801, was a British Whig politician.Pelham was the son of Thomas Pelham and his wife Annetta, daughter of Thomas Bridges... |
Whig | ||||
| 1767 | Lord George Henry Lennox | |||||
| 1768 | Richard Harcourt | |||||
| 1774 | Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson | |||||
| 1780 | Thomas Pelham Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester PC, PC , FRS , styled The Honourable Thomas Pelham from 1768 until 1783, The Right Honourable Thomas Pelham from 1783 to 1801, and then known as Lord Pelham until 1805, was a British Whig politician... |
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| 1790 | Charles Lennox Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG, PC was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.-Background:... |
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| 1801 | John 'Mad Jack' Fuller John 'Mad Jack' Fuller John Fuller , better known as "Mad Jack" Fuller , was Squire of the hamlet of Brightling, in Sussex , and is well known as a builder of follies, and as a philanthropist, patron of the arts and sciences, and a supporter of slavery... |
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| 1807 | Charles William Wyndham | |||||
| 1812 | Sir Godfrey Webster, Bt Sir Godfrey Webster, 5th Baronet Sir Godfrey Vassal Webster, 5th Baronet was an English Tory Member of Parliament .Webster succeeded to the baronetcy in May 1800.... |
Walter Burrell Walter Burrell (1777–1831) Walter Burrell was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1812 to 1831.Burrell was educated at Westminster School where he may have taken part in the first school cricket match in 1794 between Westminster and Charterhouse School.Burrell was elected at the 1812 general... |
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| 1820 | Edward Jeremiah Curteis | |||||
| 1830 | Herbert Barrett Curteis | |||||
| 1831 | Lord John Lennox Lord John Lennox Lieutenant-Colonel Lord John George Lennox , was a British soldier and Whig politician.-Background:Lennox was the second son of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon.Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, was his elder... |
Whig | ||||
| 1832 | Constituency divided into East East Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) East Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.... and West Sussex West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) West Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.... . |
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Elections
The county franchise, from 1430, was held by the adult male owners of freehold land valued at 40 shillings or more. Each elector had as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings, which took place in the county townCounty town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and intimidation of electors, which was widespread in the unreformed British political system.
The expense, to candidates, of contested elections encouraged the leading families of the county to agree on the candidates to be returned unopposed whenever possible. Contested county elections were therefore unusual.
See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...