Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Nottinghamshire was a county 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 Members of Parliament
(MPs), traditionally known as Knights of the Shire
.
The constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, by the Reform Act 1832
. The county was then represented by the North Nottinghamshire
and South Nottinghamshire
constituencies.
is located in the East Midlands
of England
. The county is known to have been represented in Parliament from 1290, although it probably sent knights of the shire to earlier meetings.
From 1295 the county and the town of Nottingham
each returned two members to parliament. In 1572 East Retford
was represented by two members, and in 1672 Newark-upon-Trent
also. Under the Reform Act of 1832 the county returned four members in two divisions. By the act of 1885 it returned four members in four divisions; Newark and East Retford were disfranchised, and Nottingham returned three members in three divisions.
. 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 and their supporters, 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. The Duke of Newcastle
and the Duke of Portland, both Whigs, dominated the county until well into the 19th century, which was why there was no contest after 1722. The Newcastle seat was usually held by a Pierrepont.
The bloc vote
electoral system was used in two seat elections and first past the post for single member by-elections. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings.
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote.
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Stooks Smith 1715-1754, Namier and Brooke 1754-1790 and Stooks Smith 1790-1832.
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 Members 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,...
(MPs), traditionally known as 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...
.
The constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, by 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 county was then represented by the North Nottinghamshire
North Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Nottinghamshire, formally the "Northern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
and South Nottinghamshire
South Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Nottinghamshire, formally the "Southern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
constituencies.
Boundaries
The county of NottinghamshireNottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
is located in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The county is known to have been represented in Parliament from 1290, although it probably sent knights of the shire to earlier meetings.
From 1295 the county and the town of Nottingham
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies....
each returned two members to parliament. In 1572 East Retford
East Retford (UK Parliament constituency)
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
was represented by two members, and in 1672 Newark-upon-Trent
Newark (UK Parliament constituency)
Newark is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885, it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
also. Under the Reform Act of 1832 the county returned four members in two divisions. By the act of 1885 it returned four members in four divisions; Newark and East Retford were disfranchised, and Nottingham returned three members in three divisions.
1290-1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
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| 1297 | Sir John de Vilers | |
| 1307 | Sir Walter Goushill of Hoveringham | |
| 1311 | Sir Walter Goushill of Hoveringham | |
| 1312 | John de Lisours | |
| 1313 | Laurencius de Cadurcis | |
| 1320 | John Darcy John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth , was an English peer.He was born circa 1280, probably at Knaith, Lincolnshire, the son of Roger de Darcy and Isabel D’Aton.... |
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| 1361–1393 | Robert Morton | |
| 1376–1390 | Sir John Burton (5 times) | |
| 1377–1388 | John Annesley | |
| 1378 | Sir John Leake | |
| 1378 | William Neville | |
| 1379 | Sir John Birmingham | |
| 1381 | Sir Thomas Rempston Thomas Rempston Sir Thomas Rempston KG ,was Constable of the Tower and an MP.He was born the son of John Rempston at Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, where the family had long been settled.... |
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| 1383 | Sir Thomas Rempston Thomas Rempston Sir Thomas Rempston KG ,was Constable of the Tower and an MP.He was born the son of John Rempston at Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, where the family had long been settled.... |
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| 1386 | Sir John Annesley | Sir John Leake |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir John Annesley | Sir John Leake |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir John Annesley | Sir Robert Cockfield |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Gateford | Sir John Leake |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir John Burton | Hugh Cressy |
| 1391 | Sir Thomas Hercy | Sir Robert Cockfield |
| 1393 | Sir Thomas Rempston Thomas Rempston Sir Thomas Rempston KG ,was Constable of the Tower and an MP.He was born the son of John Rempston at Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, where the family had long been settled.... |
John Gateford |
| 1394 | Sir William Neville | Nicholas Strelley |
| 1395 | Sir Thomas Rempston | Nicholas Burdon |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir Thomas Rempston | Hugh Cressy |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir Thomas Rempston | Robert Morton |
| 1399 | William Leek | John Gateford |
| 1401 | Sir John Burton (son of Sir John, 1376) | John Kniveton |
| 1402 | Sir John Clifton | Sir Richard Stanhope |
| 1404 (Jan) | John Leek | Sir Richard Stanhope |
| 1404 (Oct) | Simon Leek | Sir Richard Stanhope |
| 1406 | Sir Thomas Chaworth | Sir Richard Stanhope |
| 1407 | Sir John Zouche | Sir Hugh Hussey |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | William Rigmaiden | Thomas Staunton |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Sir John Zouche | Sir Thomas Rempston II |
| 1413 (Apr) | Sir Robert Plumpton | Henry Sutton |
| 1414 (Nov) | Ralph Macherell | Sir Hugh Hussey |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | William Compton | Sir Thomas Rempston II |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Sir Thomas Chaworth | Sir Henry Pierrepont |
| 1419 | Sir John Zouche | Ralph Hussey |
| 1420 | Sir Thomas Chaworth | Ralph Mackerell |
| 1421 (May) | Sir Thomas Chaworth | Sir William Mering |
| 1421 (Dec) | Sir Henry Pierrepont | Sir Richard Stanhope |
| 1423 | Sir Henry Pierrepont | |
| 1425 | Sir Henry Pierrepont | |
| 1429 | John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between October 1435 and December 1435.He was from Cortlingstoke, Nottinghamshire and trained as a lawyer.... |
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| 1432 | John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between October 1435 and December 1435.He was from Cortlingstoke, Nottinghamshire and trained as a lawyer.... |
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| 1435 | John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between October 1435 and December 1435.He was from Cortlingstoke, Nottinghamshire and trained as a lawyer.... |
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| 1436 | Sir William Plumpton Sir William Plumpton Sir William Plumpton was a 15th century English aristocrat, landowner and administrator.He was the grandson of Sir William Plumpton executed in 1405 for treason by Henry IV and the son of Sir Robert Plumpton of Plumpton Hall, Yorkshire... |
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| 1439 | John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes (speaker) John Bowes was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between October 1435 and December 1435.He was from Cortlingstoke, Nottinghamshire and trained as a lawyer.... |
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| 1510–1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | Sir John Markham | Sir John Byron |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | Gervase Clifton | John Hercy |
| 1542 | ||
| 1545 | Sir Anthony Neville | Michael Stanhope |
| 1547 | Sir Michael Stanhope | Sir John Markham |
| 1553 (Mar) | William Mering | George Lascelles |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Hercy | Sir William Holles |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir John Constable | Ellis Markham |
| 1554 (Nov) | Richard Whalley | Ellis Markham |
| 1555 | Richard Whalley | Anthony Forster |
| 1558 | Sir John Markham | Hugh Thornhill |
| 1559 (Jan)(writ) | Sir John Markham | John Manners |
| 1562–1563 | John Manners | John Molyneux |
| 1571 | Robert Markham | Edward Stanhope |
| 1572 | Henry Pierrepont | Edward Stanhope |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir Thomas Manners | Sir Robert Constable |
| 1586 | Sir Thomas Manners | Sir Thomas Stanhope Sir Thomas Stanhope Sir Thomas Stanhope was a Tudor MP for Nottinghamshire in England.He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552... |
| 1588 (Oct) | Robert Markham | Brian Lascelles |
| 1593 (Jan) | Sir Charles Cavendish | Philip Strelley |
| 1597 (Oct) | John Byron | Sir Richard Whalley |
| 1601 (Oct) | Sir Charles Cavendish | Robert Pierrepont |
| 1604-1611 | Sir John Holles John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare was an English nobleman.He was the son of Denzel Holles of Irby upon Humber and Eleanor Sheffield... |
Sir P Willoughby |
| Addled Parliament (1614) Addled Parliament The Addled Parliament was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England , which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614... |
Sir Gervase Clifton Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet , K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Political career:... |
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| 1621-1622 | George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth of Armagh was an English Parliamentarian.-Family:He was the son of John Chaworth and Jane Vincent. His main residence was Wiverton Hall in Nottinghamshire. He married Mary Knyveton, daughter of William Knyveton and Jane Leeche... |
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| Happy Parliament (1624) Happy Parliament The Happy Parliament was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of King James I, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 24 May 1624 and then from 2 November 1624 to 16 February 1625... |
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| Useless Parliament (1625) Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view... |
Robert Sutton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married.... |
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| 1626 | Sir Henry Stanhope Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope KB , known as Sir Henry Stanhope until 1628, was an English noble and politician.He was the second and next surviving son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and his wife first Catherine, daughter of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings, oldest son of George... |
Robert Sutton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married.... |
| 1628 | Viscount Newark Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, PC, FRS was an English peer, the son of the Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.-Career:... |
Sir Gervase Clifton Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet , K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Political career:... |
| No Parliament summoned 1629-1640 | ||
1640-1832
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
Sir Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Hutchinson (MP) Sir Thomas Hutchinson was an English MP.He was born at Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, the family estate in Nottinghamshire, the son of Thomas Hutchinson of Cropwell Butler and Lady Jane Sacheverell. He became Lord of Radcliffe. He was educated at the University of Cambridge.He was elected MP for... |
Parliamentarian | Robert Sutton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married.... |
Royalist | ||
| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
Sir Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Hutchinson (MP) Sir Thomas Hutchinson was an English MP.He was born at Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, the family estate in Nottinghamshire, the son of Thomas Hutchinson of Cropwell Butler and Lady Jane Sacheverell. He became Lord of Radcliffe. He was educated at the University of Cambridge.He was elected MP for... |
Parliamentarian | Robert Sutton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married.... |
Royalist | ||
| August 1643 | Hutchinson died - seat vacant | |||||
| December 1643 | Sutton disabled to sit - seat vacant | |||||
| 1645 | John Hutchinson John Hutchinson (Colonel) Colonel John Hutchinson was one of the Puritan leaders, and a prominent Roundhead in the English Civil War to the extent of being the 13th of 39 Commissioners to sign the death-warrant of King Charles I.-Biography:... |
Gervase Pigot | ||||
| 1653 | John Oddingsels | Edward Cludd | ||||
| 1654 | Representation increased to four members in First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| 1654 First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... |
Hon. William Pierrepont, Major-General Edward Whalley Edward Whalley Edward Whalley was an English military leader during the English Civil War, and was one of the regicides who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England.-Early career:The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown... , Colonel Edward Neville, Charles White |
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| 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... |
Edward Cludd, Major-General Edward Whalley Edward Whalley Edward Whalley was an English military leader during the English Civil War, and was one of the regicides who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England.-Early career:The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown... , Colonel Edward Neville, Peniston Whalley |
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| 1659 | Representation reverted to two members in Third Parliaments of the Protectorate Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Colonel Edward Neville | Thomas Bristow Thomas Bristow Thomas Richard Martin Bristow was a British doctor and rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was known as Martin Bristow and was educated at Dulwich College and Pembroke College, Cambridge... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Colonel John Hutchinson John Hutchinson (Colonel) Colonel John Hutchinson was one of the Puritan leaders, and a prominent Roundhead in the English Civil War to the extent of being the 13th of 39 Commissioners to sign the death-warrant of King Charles I.-Biography:... |
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| March 1660 | Lord Houghton Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare was an English nobleman, styled Lord Haughton from 1637 until his accession in 1666.... |
Hon. William Pierrepont William Pierrepont William Pierrepont was an English politician.-Life:He was the second son of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull. Returned to the Long Parliament in 1640 as member for Great Wenlock, he threw his influence on the side of peace and took part for the parliament in the negotiations with... |
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| 1661 | Anthony Eyre | Sir Gervase Clifton Clifton Baronets Two unrelated Baronetcies have been created in the surname of Clifton.The Clifton Baronetcy, of Clifton in the County of Nottinghamshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Sir Gervas Clifton, of Clifton Hall, Nottingham... |
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| 1666 | Sir Francis Leke | |||||
| 1673 | Sir Scrope Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe was a politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1673 to 1685 and January 1689 to 1691.-Life:... |
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| 1679 | John White John White (1634–1713) John White was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1679–1685, from May 1689 to 1690 and then finally from 1691 until 1698.-References:... |
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| 1685 | Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet Sir William Clifton was 3rd Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 1683-1686. In 1685 he founded a regiment which later became the 15th Regiment of Foot and subsequently the East Yorkshire Regiment.-Family:William was the third, but eldest... |
Reason Mellish | ||||
| January 1689 | Sir Scrope Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe was a politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1673 to 1685 and January 1689 to 1691.-Life:... |
Lord Houghton | ||||
| May 1689 | John White John White (1634–1713) John White was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1679–1685, from May 1689 to 1690 and then finally from 1691 until 1698.-References:... |
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| 1690 | William Sacheverell William Sacheverell William Sacheverell was an English statesman.He was the son of Henry Sacheverell, a country gentleman. His family had been prominent in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire since the 12th century, the name appearing as Sent Cheveroll in the roll of Battle Abbey; William inherited large estates from his... |
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| 1691 | John White John White (1634–1713) John White was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1679–1685, from May 1689 to 1690 and then finally from 1691 until 1698.-References:... |
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| 1698 | Sir Thomas Willoughby Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton was a Baron in the Peerage of Great Britain.He was born at Middleton Hall, Middleton, Warwickshire, the second son of Francis Willughby, the famed mathematician and naturalist , and was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Jesus... |
Gervase Eyre | ||||
| 1701 | Sir Francis Molyneux | |||||
| 1702 | Gervase Eyre | |||||
| 1704 | John Thornhagh | |||||
| 1705 | Sir Thomas Willoughby Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton was a Baron in the Peerage of Great Britain.He was born at Middleton Hall, Middleton, Warwickshire, the second son of Francis Willughby, the famed mathematician and naturalist , and was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Jesus... |
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| 1710 | The Viscount Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe was a politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1673 to 1685 and January 1689 to 1691.-Life:... |
William Levinz William Levinz William Levinz, doctor of medicine and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University, was President of St John's College, Oxford from 1673 until 1698.-References:... |
Tory | |||
| 1713 | Hon. Francis Willoughby Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton was a baron in the Peerage of Great Britain.He was educated at Eton and at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1712.... |
Tory | ||||
| 1722 | The Viscount Howe Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was member of parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1722 to 1732. From 1733 to 1735 he served as Governor of the West Indian colony of Barbados where he died of disease... |
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... |
Sir Robert Sutton Robert Sutton (diplomat) Sir Robert Sutton KB was an English diplomat and then politician.-Early life:He was the elder son of Robert Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire, and his wife, Katherine, the daughter of the Revd William Sherborne of Pembridge, Herefordshire... |
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... |
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| 1732 | William Levinz William Levinz William Levinz, doctor of medicine and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University, was President of St John's College, Oxford from 1673 until 1698.-References:... |
Tory | Thomas Bennet | Non Partisan | ||
| 1734 | William Levinz (junior) | Non Partisan | ||||
| 1739 | Hon. John Mordaunt John Mordaunt (MP) The Honourable John Mordaunt , was a British soldier and politician.Mordaunt was the second son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt and Frances Powlett. He was a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards from 1726 to 1736. He married Hon. Mary Howe , the daughter of Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe, in... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1747 | Colonel Lord Robert Sutton (Lord Robert Manners-Sutton) Lord Robert Manners-Sutton Lord Robert Manners, later Manners-Sutton was the second son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland by his wife the Hon. Bridget Sutton, and younger brother of the famous soldier Lord Granby, under whom he served as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 21st Light Dragoons. He was appointed Colonel of the 36th... |
Non Partisan | John Thornhagh (John Hewett) |
Non Partisan | ||
| 1762 | Hon. Thomas Willoughby Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton was an English nobleman, the second son of Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton.He was educated at Bury St Edmund's School, and entered Jesus College, Cambridge in 1745... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1774 | Earl of Lincoln Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln was a short-lived British politician, the second son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1775 | Lord Edward Bentinck Lord Edward Bentinck Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck , known as Lord Edward Bentinck, was a British politician.-Background and education:... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1778 | Charles Medows (Charles Pierrepont) Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers was an English nobleman and naval officer, born Charles Medows, the second son of Philip Medows, deputy ranger of Richmond Park, and Lady Frances, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.Educated at Oxford, he became a midshipman in the... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1796 | Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB, GCH, PC , known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman... |
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... |
Hon. Evelyn Pierrepont | Non Partisan | ||
| 1801 | Hon. Charles Pierrepont (Viscount Newark) Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of Charles Pierrepont.... |
Non Partisan | ||||
| 1803 | Anthony Hardolph Eyre | Non Partisan | ||||
| 1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB, GCH, PC , known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman... |
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... |
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| 1814 | Frank Frank (Frank Sotheron) |
Tory | ||||
| 1816 | Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB, GCH, PC , known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman... |
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... |
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| 1826 United Kingdom general election, 1826 The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates.... |
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Election Notes
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 NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
. 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 and their supporters, 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. The Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a title which has been created three times in British history while the title of Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne has been created once. The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 when William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
and the Duke of Portland, both Whigs, dominated the county until well into the 19th century, which was why there was no contest after 1722. The Newcastle seat was usually held by a Pierrepont.
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...
electoral system was used in two seat elections and first past the post for single member by-elections. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings.
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote.
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Stooks Smith 1715-1754, Namier and Brooke 1754-1790 and Stooks Smith 1790-1832.
Election results 1715-1832
| 1710s – 1720s – 1730s – 1740s – 1750s – 1760s – 1770s – 1780s – 1790s – 1790s – 1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s |
Elections in the 1710s
Elections in the 1720s
- Howe was a Peer of Ireland
Elections in the 1730s
- Seats vacated on Howe being appointed Governor of Barbados and Sutton being expelled from the House.
- Death of Bennet
Elections in the 1740s
- Sutton adopted the new surname of Manners-Sutton
Elections in the 1750s
- John Thornhagh adopted the new surname of Hewett
Elections in the 1760s
- Death of Manners-Sutton
Elections in the 1770s
- Succession of Willoughby as the 4th Baron MiddletonBaron MiddletonBaron Middleton, of Middleton in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Nottinghamshire and Newark in Parliament...
- Death of Lincoln
Elections in the 1780s
- Charles Medows adopted the surname of Pierrepont in 1788
Elections in the 1790s
- Note (1796): Stooks Smith incorrectly has Lord Charles Edward Bentinck returned at this election rather than Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Elections in the 1800s
- Death of Pierrepont
- Resignation of Bentinck
- Pierrepont became known by the courtesy title of Viscount Newark, when his father was advanced in the peerage by being created Earl ManversEarl ManversEarl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscount Newark, of Newark-on-Trent in the County of Nottingham, in...
in 1806.
Elections in the 1810s
- Resignation of Bentinck
- Succession of Newark as 2nd Earl Manvers
- Frank adopted the new surname of Sotheron
Elections in the 1820s
Elections in the 1830s
- Constituency divided in (1832)
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...