Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

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covering the county of Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...

in England. It was represented in 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...

until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain

House of Commons of Great Britain

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from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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from 1801 to 1885. It returned 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...

(apart from 1654 to 1659, when it returned three); when elections were contested, 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 was used.

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...

, it was divided between the new single-seat county divisions of Huntingdon

Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdon is a county 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 Ramsey

Ramsey (UK Parliament constituency)

Ramsey was a parliamentary constituency in Huntingdonshire, which elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....

with effect from 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:...

.

In 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...

, Huntingdon and Ramsey were re-united and the constituency was reconstituted, returning a single Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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(MP). After minor boundary

Border

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changes for the 1983 general 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...

, the modified constituency was renamed as Huntingdon

Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdon is a county 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....

. Its MP at the time, John Major

John Major

Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...

, continued to represent it.

1290–1660

Parliament	First member	Second member	Third Member (1654 & 1656 only)
1302	Sir John Swinford
1305	Sir John Swinford
1306	Sir John Swinford
1318	Sir John Swinford
1319	Sir John Swinford
1385	Sir Nicholas Stukeley
1386	Sir William Moigne	Robert Lovetot
1388 (Feb)	Robert Waryn	Richard Botiller
1388 (Sep)	Robert Waryn	John Herlyngton
1390 (Jan)	Sir William Moigne	Sir Henry Green Henry Green (politician) Sir Henry Green was a courtier and councillor of Richard II.He was born in Greene's Norton, Northamptonshire to Sir Henry Green, a lawyer and Chief Justice...
1390 (Nov)	Sir William Moigne	Robert Waryn
1391	Sir William Moigne	Robert Lovetot
1393	Sir John Peckbridge	Sir Robert Stokes
1394	John Herlyngton	John Waweton
1395	John Herlyngton	John Waweton
1397 (Jan)	John Stukeley	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1397 (Sep)	John Knyvet	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1399	John Herlyngton	Robert Beville
1401	Robert Scott	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1402	Robert Scott	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1404 (Jan)	Robert Scott	Sir John Tiptoft John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of Landes and Aquitaine.-Early life:This English nobleman was the eldest...
1404 (Oct)	Robert Scott	Sir John Tiptoft John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of Landes and Aquitaine.-Early life:This English nobleman was the eldest...
1406	John Botiller	Sir John Tiptoft John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of Landes and Aquitaine.-Early life:This English nobleman was the eldest...
1407	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...	John Burton
1410
1411	Nicholas Stukeley	Robert Scott
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...	Thomas Beville II
1414 (Apr)	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...	John Botiller
1414 (Nov)	Nicholas Stukeley	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1415	Nicholas Stukeley	Thomas Beville II
1416 (Mar)	Nicholas Stukeley	Henry Waryn
1416 (Oct)	Sir Nicholas Stukeley	John Hore I
1417	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...	Thomas Beville II
1419	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...	Roger Scott
1420	Sir Nicholas Stukeley	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1421 (May)	Sir Nicholas Stukeley	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1421 (Dec)	Robert Stonham	Henry Hethe
1422	Sir Thomas Waweton Thomas Walton Sir Thomas Walton was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was born the son of John de Walton of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, who was a previous MP for Huntingdonshire....
1422	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1423	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1425	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1426	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1427	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1429	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1431	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1432	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1433	Roger Hunt Roger Hunt (speaker) Roger Hunt was an English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons.He was of obscure origins, but acquired the manor of Molesworth in Huntingdonshire and acquired a circle on influential friends such as Sir John Tiptoft and John Mowbray, the future Duke of Norfolk...
1510	John Wynde	John Taylard
1512
1515
1523
1529	Nicholas Harvey	Lawrence Taylard
1536
1539	Richard Cromwell alias Williams	Oliver Leder
1542	(Sir) Richard Cromwell alias Williams	Robert ap Rice
1545
1547	Sir John Baker John Baker (English statesman) Sir John Baker was an English politician, and served as a Chancellor of the Exchequer, having previously been Speaker of the House of Commons of England.-Early life:...	Robert ap Rice
1553 (Mar)	?	Thomas Audley
1553 (Oct)	(Sir) Lawrence Taylard	Oliver Leder
1554 (Apr)	Sir Robert Tyrwhitt	Thomas Cotton
1554 (Nov)	William Lawrence	Henry Mannock
1555	Thomas Maria Wingfield	William Mallory
1558	Thomas Cotton	William Lawrence
1559 (Jan)	Sir Robert Tyrwhitt	Simon Throckmorton
1562–1563	Henry Cromwell alias Williams Henry Williams (alias Cromwell) Sir Henry Williams, alias Cromwell was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and a grandfather of Oliver Cromwell.-Biography:Sir Henry Williams, of Welsh descent, the eldest son and heir of Sir Richard Williams, was highly esteemed by Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1563, and did him...	Richard Dorrington
1571	Sir Henry Darcy	Richard Dorrington
1572 (Apr)	Richard Dorrington, died and replaced 1576 by Sir Henry Darcy	Francis Cromwell alias Williams
1584 (Nov)	Robert Bevill	John Dorrington
1586	Edward Wingfield	George Walton
1588 (Oct)	(Sir) Edward Wingfield	Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1593	(Sir) Edward Wingfield	Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1597 (Oct)	Sir Gervase Clifton Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton was an English nobleman.Clifton was a son of Sir John Clifton of Barrington Court, Somerset and was educated at St Alban Hall, Oxford...	Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1601 (Oct)	Sir Gervase Clifton Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton was an English nobleman.Clifton was a son of Sir John Clifton of Barrington Court, Somerset and was educated at St Alban Hall, Oxford...	Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1604	Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington	Sir Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1614	Sir Robert Payne	Sir Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1621–1622	Richard Beavill	Sir Robert Payne
1624	Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:...	Sir Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1625	Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:...	Sir Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (died 1655) Sir Oliver Cromwell was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625.-Biography:...
1626	Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:...	Sir Robert Payne
1628	Sir Robert Payne	Sir Capel Bedel
1629–1640	No Parliaments convened
Apr 1640	Thomas Cotton Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington was an English politician and heir to the Cottonian Library.-Life:He was the only surviving child of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington and Elizabeth Brocas. He graduated B.A. at Broadgates Hall, Oxford in 1616...	Sir Capel Bedel
Nov 1640	Sir Sidney Montagu Sidney Montagu Sir Sidney Montagu was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... , disabled replaced by Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....	Valentine Walton Valentine Walton Valentine Walton was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Walton was of very ancient, and knightly family of Great Staughton, in Huntingdonshire. Upon a vacancy he was returned a member of the Long Parliament for the county of Huntingdon...
1653	Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....	Stephen Pheasant
1654	Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....	Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell-Williams Henry Cromwell-Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1673.Cromwell-Williams was born as Cromwelll, the son of Henry Cromwell of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire...	Stephen Pheasant
1656	General Edward Montague Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....	Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell-Williams Henry Cromwell-Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1673.Cromwell-Williams was born as Cromwelll, the son of Henry Cromwell of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire...	Nicholas Pedley Nicholas Pedley Sir Nicholas Pedley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1679....
1659	Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell-Williams Henry Cromwell-Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1673.Cromwell-Williams was born as Cromwelll, the son of Henry Cromwell of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire...	Nicholas Pedley Nicholas Pedley Sir Nicholas Pedley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1679....
1659	Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....	Valentine Walton Valentine Walton Valentine Walton was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Walton was of very ancient, and knightly family of Great Staughton, in Huntingdonshire. Upon a vacancy he was returned a member of the Long Parliament for the county of Huntingdon...

MPs 1660–1885

Year		First member	First party	Second member	Second party
	1660	Viscount Mandeville Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester was an English politician and courtier.-Life:He was born in the parish of St...		Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell-Williams Henry Cromwell-Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1673.Cromwell-Williams was born as Cromwelll, the son of Henry Cromwell of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire...
	February 1673	Sir Nicholas Pedley Nicholas Pedley Sir Nicholas Pedley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1679....
	November 1673			Robert Apreece
	February 1679	Hon. Ralph Montagu Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu was an English courtier and diplomat.-Life:He was the second son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton and Anne Winwood, daughter of the Secretary of State Ralph Winwood...		Robert Apreece
	August 1679	Sir Thomas Proby, Bt		Silius Titus Silius Titus Silius or Silas Titus , of Bushey, was an English politician, captain of Deal Castle, and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles II.-Early Life:He was born in London, the son of Silas Titus, a salter and Constatia Colley...
	1685	Sir John Cotton, Bt		Sir Lionel Walden
	1689	Robert Montagu Robert Montagu Robert Montagu was a younger son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester and Anne Yelverton. He was a knight of the shire from Huntingdonshire from 1689 until his death in 1693....		Sir Robert Bernard, Bt
	1690			John Dryden
	1693	John Proby		John Dryden
	1695	Heneage Montagu Heneage Montagu Heneage Montagu was a younger son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester and Anne Yelverton. He was a knight of the shire from Huntingdonshire from 1695 until his death in 1698....		Anthony Hammond Anthony Hammond -Life:Born 1 September 1668, he was the son and heir of Anthony Hammond of Somersham Place, Huntingdonshire, who was the third son of Anthony Hammond of St. Alban's Court, Kent, elder brother of William Hammond. His mother was a Miss Amy Browne of Gloucestershire. He was educated at St Paul's...
	June 1698	Robert Apreece
	July 1698	John Proby		Robert Throckmorton Robert Throckmorton Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton Court, MP, KG was a distinguished English Tudor courtier.-Overview:...
	1699	John Proby		John Dryden
	1702	William Naylor William Naylor William Naylor is the producer of several music series for the BBC:Dancing in the Street, about rock 'n' roll Walk On By, about popsongs Lost Highway, about country music Soul Deep , about black pop music...
	1705	John Pocklington
	1708			John Proby
	1710			Sir John Cotton, Bt
	1713	Sir Matthew Dudley, Bt Matthew Dudley Sir Matthew Dudley, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.Dudley was the MP for Huntingdonshire....	Whig	Robert Piggott
	1715	John Bigg		Robert Piggott
	April 1722			Viscount Hinchingbrooke Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke Edward Richard Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke was the eldest son of Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of the Earl of Rochester....
	October 1722			John Proby
	1727			Marquess of Hartington William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Rachel Russell....	Whig
	1730			Robert Piggott
	1734	Lord Robert Montagu Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester was the son of Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester.He was MP for Huntingdonshire 1734–1739.He married Harriet Dunch, daughter of Edmund Dunch on 3 April 1735 and they had four children:...
	1739	Charles Clarke
	1741	William Mitchell		Coulson Fellowes
	1745	William Montagu
	1747	Edward Wortley-Montagu
	1754	The Lord Carysfort John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort KB PC was a British Whig politician.Carysfort was the son of John Proby, of Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire, and his wife Jane, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge...
	1761			Viscount Mandeville George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester PC was a British politician and diplomat.Manchester was the son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester....
	1762			Lord Charles Montagu
	1765			Robert Bernard
	1768	Viscount Hinchingbrooke John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until in 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...	Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...	The Earl Ludlow Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow PC , known as The Lord Ludlow between 1755 and 1760, was a British politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1782 to 1784.-Background:...
	1792	Lancelot Brown
	1794	Viscount Hinchingbrooke George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich George John Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich was the son of John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich and Lady Mary Henrietta Powlett. He was styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1790 to 1814...
	1796			Lord Frederick Montagu Lord Frederick Montagu Lord Frederick Montagu was a British politician. He served as Postmaster General between 1826 and 1827.-Background:...
	1806			Lord Proby John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort , known as Lord Proby from 1804 to 1828, was a British military commander and Whig politician....
	1807			William Henry Fellowes William Henry Fellowes William Henry Fellowes , of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire and Haverland Hall in Norfolk, was a British Member of Parliament....
	1814	Lord Proby John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort , known as Lord Proby from 1804 to 1828, was a British military commander and Whig politician....
	1818	Lord Frederick Montagu Lord Frederick Montagu Lord Frederick Montagu was a British politician. He served as Postmaster General between 1826 and 1827.-Background:...
	1820	Lord John Russell John Russell, 1st Earl Russell John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....	Whig
	1826	Viscount Mandeville George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, etc. , known as Viscount Mandeville from 1799 to 1843, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament....
	1830			Lord Strathavon Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly , styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and Tory then Whig politician.-Family:...
	1831			John Bonfoy Rooper
	1837	Edward Fellowes Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.De Ramsey was the son of William Henry Fellowes, of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire, and Emma Benyon. He was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire in 1837, a seat he held for 43 years, until 1880...	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...	George Thornhill
	1852			Viscount Mandeville William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, KP , known as Lord Kimbolton from 1823 to 1843 and as Viscount Mandeville from 1843 to 1855, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.William Montagu was the eldest son of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester...	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...
	1855			James Rust
	1859			Lord Robert Montagu Lord Robert Montagu Lord Robert Montagu PC , was a British Conservative politician. He served as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1867 and 1868.-Background 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...
	1874			Sir Henry Pelly, Bt
	1877			Viscount Mandeville George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester, etc. , known as Lord Kimbolton from 1853 to 1855 and as Viscount Mandeville from 1855 to 1890, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Biography:George Montagu was the son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, and...
	1880	William Fellowes William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey William Henry Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey , was a British Conservative politician.De Ramsey was the eldest son of Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey, and Hon. Mary Julia Milles. Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn, was his younger brother...	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...	Lord Douglas Gordon Lord Douglas Gordon Lord Douglas William Cope Gordon , was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.Gordon was the fourth son of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly, and his second wife Maria Antoinetta . Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly, was his elder brother...
1885		constituency abolished, Huntingdon Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdon is a county 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 Ramsey Ramsey (UK Parliament constituency) Ramsey was a parliamentary constituency in Huntingdonshire, which elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... from 1885

MPs 1918–1983

Year		Member	Party
Huntingdon Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdon is a county 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 Ramsey Ramsey (UK Parliament constituency) Ramsey was a parliamentary constituency in Huntingdonshire, which elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... prior to 1918
	1918	Oliver Locker-Lampson Oliver Locker-Lampson Commander Oliver Stillingfleet Locker-Lampson, CMG, DSO was a British politician and naval officer...	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...
	1922	Charles Kenneth Murchison	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...
	1923	Leonard Costello Leonard Costello Leonard Wilfred James Costello was an English barrister, college lecturer, soldier and colonial judge who was also a Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:...	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...
	1924	Sir Charles Kenneth Murchison	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...
	1929	Sidney John Peters	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...
	1931	Sidney John Peters	National Liberal National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...
	1945	David Lockhart-Mure Renton David Renton, Baron Renton David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, KBE, QC, TD, DL, PC was a British politician. He served for over 60 years in Parliament, 34 in the House of Commons and then 28 in the House of Lords...	National Liberal National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...
	1968		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...
	1979	John Major John Major Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...	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...
1983		constituency abolished, Huntingdon Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdon is a county 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 part of SW Cambs South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) South West Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. Created in 1983 upon the abolition of the Cambridgeshire constituency, it was abolished in 1997 and succeeded by the constituencies of South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon.... from 1983

1290–1660

MPs 1660–1885

MPs 1918–1983

Elections

See also