Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Yorkshire was a constituency
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England
from 1290, 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
, traditionally known as Knights of the Shire, until 1826, when the county benefited from the disfranchisement of Grampound
by taking an additional two members.
The constituency was split into its three historic ridings, for Parliamentary purposes, under the Reform Act 1832
. Each riding returned two MPs. The county was then represented by the Yorkshire East Riding, Yorkshire North Riding and Yorkshire West Riding constituencies.
was the largest of the historic counties of England
. The constituency comprised the whole county. Yorkshire also contained several boroughs
which each returned two members to Parliament. These were Aldborough
, Beverley
, Boroughbridge
, Hedon
, Kingston-upon-Hull, Knaresborough
, Malton
, Northallerton
, Pontefract
, Richmond
, Ripon
, Scarborough
, Thirsk
and York.
Long Parliament
(Although writs were issued to fill both these vacancies, no elections seem to have been held and the seats remained vacant to the end of the Parliament)
Barebones Parliament
(Nominated members)
First Protectorate Parliament
(Fourteen members elected for the three Ridings)
Second Protectorate Parliament
(Fourteen members elected for the three Ridings)
Third Protectorate Parliament
Long Parliament (restored)
Both seats vacant
Notes
of York
. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the (very large) county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and intimidation of voters, 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.
At the 1784 general election
, the seat was initially contested, but the two Whig candidates Francis Ferrand Foljambe
and William Weddell conceded without calling for a poll.
, William Wilberforce
and Henry Lascelles
were elected unopposed.
At the 1806 general election
, William Wilberforce
and Walter Ramsden Fawkes were elected unopposed.
, Viscount Milton
and Henry Lascelles
were elected unopposed.
At the 1818
and 1820 general elections
, Viscount Milton
and James Stuart Wortley were elected unopposed.
At the 1826 general election
, Richard Fountayne Wilson, John Marshall, William Duncombe
and Viscount Milton
were elected unopposed.
, George Strickland
, John Charles Ramsden
, John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
and Viscount Morpeth were elected unopposed.
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...
from 1290, 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,...
, traditionally known as Knights of the Shire, until 1826, when the county benefited from the disfranchisement of Grampound
Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)
Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough 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 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...
by taking an additional two members.
The constituency was split into its three historic ridings, for Parliamentary purposes, 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...
. Each riding returned two MPs. The county was then represented by the Yorkshire East Riding, Yorkshire North Riding and Yorkshire West Riding constituencies.
Boundaries
YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
was the largest of the historic counties of England
Historic 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...
. The constituency comprised the whole county. Yorkshire also contained several boroughs
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
which each returned two members to Parliament. These were Aldborough
Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832....
, Beverley
Beverley (UK Parliament constituency)
Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three separate periods. From medieval times until 1869, it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the market town of Beverley, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons...
, Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons....
, Hedon
Hedon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.-History:...
, Kingston-upon-Hull, Knaresborough
Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:...
, Malton
Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Malton, also called New Malton, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295 and 1298, and again from 1640, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
, Northallerton
Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northallerton was a parliamentary borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1640 to 1832, and by one member from 1832 until 1885....
, Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
, Richmond
Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)
Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....
, Ripon
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
, Scarborough
Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918...
, Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...
and York.
MPs 1290–1640
- Constituency created 1290
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1309 | Robert de Boynton | |
| 1320 | Sir Thomas Ughtred | |
| 1324 | Sir John Tempest of Bracewell | |
| 1339 | Sir Robert Hilton of Swine & Winestead | |
| 1341 | John de Siggeston | William Bruys |
| 1364 | Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton | |
| 1376 | Sir John Savile of Shelley and Golcar | Sir Robert de Boynton |
| 1377–1395 | Henry FitzHugh | |
| 1378 | Sir John Hotham | |
| 1380 | Ralph Hastings of Kirby and Burton Hastings | |
| 1382 | John St Quentin of Harpham | |
| 1382 | Sir John Savile of Shelley and Golcar | |
| 1383 | Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering was Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1378 and again from 1382 to 1383... |
|
| 1384 | Sir John Savile of Shelley and Golcar | Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering was Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1378 and again from 1382 to 1383... |
| 1385 | Sir William Melton of Aston and Kyllon | |
| 1386 | Sir John Godard | Sir John St Quentin of Harpham |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir William Melton of Aston and Kyllon | Sir Robert Constable |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering was Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1378 and again from 1382 to 1383... |
Sir Robert Neville of Hornby |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir John Savile of Shelley and Golcar | Sir Robert Neville of Hornby |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir William Ellis | Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering was Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1378 and again from 1382 to 1383... |
| 1391 | Sir John Godard | Sir Robert Neville of Hornby |
| 1393 | Sir Ralph Euer | Sir Robert Neville of Hornby |
| 1394 | Sir John Routh of Routh | Sir Robert Neville of Hornby |
| 1395 | Sir Peter Buckton | Sir John St Quentin |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir Peter Buckton | Sir Ralph Euer |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering Sir James Pickering was Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1378 and again from 1382 to 1383... |
Sir David Roucliffe |
| 1399 | Sir Ralph Euer | Sir Robert Neville of Hornby |
| 1401 | Sir John Scrope of Hollinhall & Haldenby | Sir Gerard Usflete |
| 1402 | Thomas Colville | Sir Robert Rockley |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir John Routh of Routh | Sir Richard Tempest of Bracewell |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir Peter Buckton | Sir William Dronsfield |
| 1406 | Sir Richard Redman Richard Redman (Speaker) Sir Richard Redman was a British soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament representing Yorkshire and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.... |
Sir Thomas Rokeby Thomas de Rokeby (High Sheriff) Sir Thomas de Rokeby was a 15th century English soldier, Knight of the Shire and High Sheriff of Yorkshire.He was born into a well-known north Yorkshire family with a seat at Mortham on the banks of the Tees.... |
| 1407 | Sir Edmund Hastings | Sir Alexander Lound |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | Sir John Etton | Sir Robert Plumpton |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Sir Edmund Hastings | Sir Alexander Lound |
| 1414 (Apr) | Sir Alexander Lound | |
| 1414 (Nov) | Sir Richard Redman Richard Redman (Speaker) Sir Richard Redman was a British soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament representing Yorkshire and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.... |
Sir John Etton |
| 1415 | Sir Richard Redman Richard Redman (Speaker) Sir Richard Redman was a British soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament representing Yorkshire and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.... |
Sir John Etton |
| 1416 (Mar) | Sir Brian Stapleton | Sir Robert Plumpton 1 |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | ||
| 1419 | Sir Robert Hilton | Sir Halnath Mauleverer |
| 1420 | Sir Richard Redman Richard Redman (Speaker) Sir Richard Redman was a British soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament representing Yorkshire and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.... |
Sir John Langton |
| 1421 | (May) Sir Edmund Hastings | Sir William Gascoigne |
| 1421 | (Dec) Sir Richard Redman Richard Redman (Speaker) Sir Richard Redman was a British soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament representing Yorkshire and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.... |
Sir John Eton |
| 1423 | Sir Thomas Rokeby Thomas de Rokeby (High Sheriff) Sir Thomas de Rokeby was a 15th century English soldier, Knight of the Shire and High Sheriff of Yorkshire.He was born into a well-known north Yorkshire family with a seat at Mortham on the banks of the Tees.... |
|
| 1425 | Sir William Ryther de Ryther | |
| 1439 | Sir Thomas Savile | |
| 1449 | Sir James Strangways | |
| 1450 | Sir John Savile | |
| 1461 | Sir James Strangways | |
| 1467 | Sir John Savile | |
| 1491 | Thomas Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Masham | |
| 1510-1515 | Not known | |
| 1523 | Sir William Bulmer | ? |
| 1529 | Sir John Neville, ennobled and repl. Feb 1533 by Sir John Neville II |
Sir Marmaduke Constable I |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | Sir Henry Savile | Robert Bowes |
| 1542 | Sir Ralph Ellerker | (Sir) Robert Bowes, disqualified and repl. Feb 1543 by Thomas Waterman |
| 1545 | ||
| 1547 | Sir Nicholas Fairfax | Sir William Babthorpe |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Thomas Gargrave | Sir Robert Constable |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Robert Constable | Sir Willian Vavasour |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir William Babthorpe | Sir Christopher Danby |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir Thomas Wharton II | Sir Thomas Gargrave |
| 1555 | ?Sir Robert Constable | Sir Thomas Gargrave |
| 1558 | ?Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton was an English peer. He was knighted in 1543 by Seymour-Hertford and married to Anne Radcliffe, elder daughter of Robert first earl of Sussex, in 1547.... |
Sir Richard Cholmley |
| 1559 | Sir Thomas Gargrave | Sir Henry Savile |
| 1562 | Sir Thomas Gargrave | Sir Nicholas Fairfax |
| 1571 | Sir Thomas Gargrave | Sir Henry Gates |
| 1572 | Sir Thomas Gargrave | Thomas Waterton died and repl. Jan 1576 by Sir Robert Stapleton |
| 1584 | Ralph Eure | Sir William Mallory |
| 1586 | Sir Henry Gates | Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton |
| 1588 | Sir Henry Constable | Sir Ralph Bourchier |
| 1593 | Sir George Savile, Bt | John Aske |
| 1597 | John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626... |
Sir Willliam Fairfax |
| replaced Sir John Stanhope and Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby (both disqualified) | ||
| 1601 | Thomas Fairfax Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English soldier, diplomat and politician, his title being in the Peerage of Scotland.-Life:... |
Sir Edward Stanhope |
| 1604 | Sir Francis Clifford | John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626... |
| 1614 | John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626... |
Sir Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... |
| 1621 | Sir Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... |
Lord George Calvert George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, 8th Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland was an English politician and colonizer. He achieved domestic political success as a Member of Parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I... |
| 1624 | Sir Thomas Savile Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex Thomas Savile was born on 14 September 1590, the son of John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pomfret and Elizabeth Cary. He was baptised at Doddington-Pigot in the English county of Cheshire.... |
Sir John Savile John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626... |
| 1625 | Sir Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... |
Thomas Fairfax Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English soldier, diplomat and politician, his title being in the Peerage of Scotland.-Life:... |
| 1626 | John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626... |
Sir William Constable, Bt |
| 1628 | Henry Belasyse Henry Belasyse Henry Belasyse , also known as Henry Bellasis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642.... |
Sir Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
MPs 1640–1826
Short ParliamentShort 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....
- 1640: Sir William Savile, BtSir William Savile, 3rd BaronetSir William Savile, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and was killed in action....
- 1640: Henry BelasyseHenry BelasyseHenry Belasyse , also known as Henry Bellasis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642....
Long Parliament
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...
- 1640-1648: The Lord Fairfax of CameronFerdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of CameronFerdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron , English parliamentary general.-Early life:He was born in Yorkshire the eldest son of Thomas Fairfax, whom Charles I in 1627 created Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the Peerage of Scotland and received a military education in the Netherlands. Two of his...
(ParliamentarianRoundhead"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings...
) - died March 1648 - 1640-1642: Henry BelasyseHenry BelasyseHenry Belasyse , also known as Henry Bellasis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642....
(Royalist) - disabled to sit, September 1642
(Although writs were issued to fill both these vacancies, no elections seem to have been held and the seats remained vacant to the end of the Parliament)
Barebones Parliament
Barebones Parliament
Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector...
(Nominated members)
- 1653: Lord Eure, Walter StricklandWalter StricklandWalter Strickland was an English politician and diplomat who held high office during the Protectorate.-Life:Strickland was the younger son of Walter Strickland of Boynton. His elder brother, William, was knighted in 1630 and created a baronet in 1641, and was a Member of Parliament from 1640 to 1660...
, Francis LascellesFrancis LascellesFrancis Lascelles was a member of the landed gentry from an old Yorkshire family whose residence was at Stank Hall near Northallerton. During the English Civil War he fought for the Parliamentarians...
, John Anlaby, Thomas Dickenson, Thomas St. Nicholas, Roger Coats, Edward Gill
First Protectorate Parliament
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....
(Fourteen members elected for the three Ridings)
- 1654-1655: East Riding: Hugh BethellHugh Bethell (died 1679)Hugh Bethell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1679....
, Richard Robinson, Walter StricklandWalter StricklandWalter Strickland was an English politician and diplomat who held high office during the Protectorate.-Life:Strickland was the younger son of Walter Strickland of Boynton. His elder brother, William, was knighted in 1630 and created a baronet in 1641, and was a Member of Parliament from 1640 to 1660...
, Sir William StricklandSir William Strickland, 1st BaronetSir William Strickland, 1st Baronet was an English Member of Parliament who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War....
; North Riding: Lord Eure, Francis LascellesFrancis LascellesFrancis Lascelles was a member of the landed gentry from an old Yorkshire family whose residence was at Stank Hall near Northallerton. During the English Civil War he fought for the Parliamentarians...
, Thomas Harrison, George Smithson; West Riding: Lord FairfaxThomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of CameronThomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was a general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War...
, John LambertJohn Lambert (general)John Lambert was an English Parliamentary general and politician. He fought during the English Civil War and then in Oliver Cromwell's Scottish campaign , becoming thereafter active in civilian politics until his dismissal by Cromwell in 1657...
, Henry Tempest, John BrightJohn Bright (parliamentarian)Sir John Bright, 1st Baronet , was an English parliamentarian, of Carbrook and Badsworth, Yorkshire.Bright was born in 1619, the third but only surviving son of Stephen Bright and Joan Westby....
, Edward Gill, Martin ListerMartin Lister (MP)Sir Martin Lister was an English farmer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Lister was a landowner of Radcliffe, Buckinghamshire, Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, and Burwell, Lincolnshire....
Second Protectorate Parliament
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...
(Fourteen members elected for the three Ridings)
- 1656-1658: East Riding: Hugh BethellHugh Bethell (died 1679)Hugh Bethell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1679....
, Richard Darley, Henry Darley, Sir William StricklandSir William Strickland, 1st BaronetSir William Strickland, 1st Baronet was an English Member of Parliament who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War....
; North Riding: Lord Eure, Francis LascellesFrancis LascellesFrancis Lascelles was a member of the landed gentry from an old Yorkshire family whose residence was at Stank Hall near Northallerton. During the English Civil War he fought for the Parliamentarians...
, Major General Robert LilburneRobert Lilburnethumb|right|Robert LilburneColonel Robert Lilburne was the older brother of John Lilburne, the well known Leveller, but unlike his brother who severed his relationship with Oliver Cromwell, Robert Lilburne remained in the army...
, Luke RobinsonLuke Robinson (1610-1669)Luke Robinson , of Riseborough, was an English Member of Parliament and of the Council of State during the Commonwealth period....
; West Riding: John LambertJohn Lambert (general)John Lambert was an English Parliamentary general and politician. He fought during the English Civil War and then in Oliver Cromwell's Scottish campaign , becoming thereafter active in civilian politics until his dismissal by Cromwell in 1657...
, Colonel Henry Tempest, Edward Gill, Francis Thorpe, Henry ArthingtonHenry ArthingtonHenry Arthington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1660.Arthington was the eldest son of William Arthington of Arthington and his wife Anne Tancred, daughter of Thomas Tancred of Brampton Hall. He was baptised on 1 January 1616 and came...
, John Stanhope
Third Protectorate Parliament
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...
- 1659: The Lord Fairfax of CameronThomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of CameronThomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was a general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War...
, Thomas Harrison
Long Parliament (restored)
Both seats vacant
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| 1660 | The Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was a general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War... |
Sir John Dawnay John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe , known as Sir John Dawnay between 1660 and 1681, was an English politician.... |
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| 1661 | Conyers Darcy Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness was an English nobleman and Member of Parliament.Conyers Darcy was the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 8th Lord Darcy of Knayth and 5th Lord Conyers, who was created Earl of Holderness in 1682.... |
Sir John Goodricke, Bt | ||||||
| 1670 | Sir Thomas Slingsby, Bt Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet , of Scriven in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War... |
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| 1679 | The Viscount Dungarvan Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford, FRS , was a British peer and politician... |
The Lord Fairfax of Cameron Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was the grandson of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron. His father was the Honourable Henry Fairfax, of York, and his mother was Lady Mary Cholmondeley..... |
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| 1685 | Sir John Kaye, Bt | |||||||
| 1689 | The Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was the great-grandson of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron. His father was Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and his mother was Francis Barwick... |
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| 1698 | The Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe , styled The Honourable Henry Dawnay between 1681 and 1695, was an English Tory politician.... |
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| January 1701 | Sir John Kaye, Bt | |||||||
| December 1701 | The Viscount of Irvine Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine was an English Member of Parliament and peer. He was the Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire and Member of Parliament for Yorkshire and Scarborough.... |
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| 1702 | Marquess of Hartington William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and... |
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| January 1707 | The Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was the great-grandson of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron. His father was Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and his mother was Francis Barwick... |
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| December 1707 | The Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe , styled The Honourable Henry Dawnay between 1681 and 1695, was an English Tory politician.... |
Conyers Darcy Conyers Darcy Sir Conyers Darcy or Darcey, KB was a British politician and courtier of the 18th century. He was a younger brother of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness.... |
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| 1708 | Sir William Strickland, Bt Sir William Strickland, 3rd Baronet Sir William Strickland, 3rd Baronet of Boynton, Yorkshire was an English landowner and racehorse owner who also served for many years as a Member of Parliament .... |
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| February 1727 | Cholmley Turner | |||||||
| August 1727 | Sir Thomas Watson-Wentworth Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, KB, PC was a British peer and Whig politician.Watson-Wentworth was the only son and heir of Hon... |
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| 1728 by-election | Sir George Savile, Bt Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet FRS was an English politician.George married Mary Pratt and had three children; Arabella, George , and Barbara. He was the son of John Savile and had two sisters; Ann and Gertrude.-External links:* Twitter feed of Gertrude's diairies... |
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| 1734 British general election, 1734 The British general election, 1734 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's increasingly unpopular Whig government lost ground to the... |
Sir Miles Stapylton, Bt | |||||||
| 1741 British general election, 1741 The British general election, 1741 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Viscount Morpeth Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth was a British Member of Parliament.Howard was the eldest son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle, and his first wife Lady Frances, daughter of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland. He gained the courtesy title of Viscount Morpeth in 1738 when his father... |
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| 1742 by-election | Cholmley Turner | |||||||
| 1747 British general election, 1747 The British general election, 1747 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and... |
Sir Conyers Darcy Conyers Darcy Sir Conyers Darcy or Darcey, KB was a British politician and courtier of the 18th century. He was a younger brother of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness.... |
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| 1750 by-election | The Viscount Downe Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe FRS , was a British soldier and politician.Dawnay was the eldest son of the Honourable John Dawnay, son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe. His mother was Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, of Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire... |
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| 1759 by-election | Sir George Savile, Bt | 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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| 1761 British general election, 1761 The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Edwin Lascelles Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood was a West Indian plantation owner of English ancestry.-Life:He was the son of Henry Lascelles and Mary Carter. His father split the family fortune leaving Edwin's elder brother Daniel as head of the business whilst raising Edwin as a lord of the manor over... |
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| 1780 British general election, 1780 The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Henry Duncombe Henry Duncombe Henry Duncombe , M.P. for Yorkshire , lived at Copgrove, Yorkshire.Duncombe was a vocal supporter of the Parliamentary struggle for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts... |
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| January 1784 by-election | Francis Ferrand Foljambe Francis Ferrand Foljambe Francis Ferrand Foljambe , M.P., politician born Aldwark, North Yorkshire, England.Born 17 January 1749 – Foljambe inherited estates at Wadworth, Steeton, Westow, and Aldwark, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, his family later moved to Osberton Hall, Scofton, Worksop)... |
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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| April 1784 British general election, 1784 The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:... |
William Wilberforce William Wilberforce William Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire... |
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| 1796 British general election, 1796 The British general election, 1796 returned members to serve in the 18th and last House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain to be held before the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801... |
Hon. Henry Lascelles Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL , known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1806 United Kingdom general election, 1806 The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Walter Ramsden Fawkes | 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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| 1807 United Kingdom general election, 1807 The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... |
Viscount Milton Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society .... |
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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| 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.... |
Hon. Henry Lascelles Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL , known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1818 United Kingdom general election, 1818 The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats... |
James Stuart-Wortley James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe PC , was a British soldier and politician... |
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MPs 1826–1832
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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.... |
Viscount Milton Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society .... |
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... |
William Duncombe William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background:Feversham was the eldest son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth. The Hon. Arthur Duncombe and the Hon... |
Tory | Richard Fountayne Wilson | Tory | John Marshall | 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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| 1830 United Kingdom general election, 1830 The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue... |
Viscount Morpeth | 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... |
Ultra-Tory Ultra-Tories The Ultra-Tories were an Anglican faction of British and Irish politics that appeared in the 1820s in opposition to Catholic emancipation. They were later called the "extreme right wing" of British and Irish politics. They broke away from the governing party in 1829 after the passing of the... |
Richard Bethell | Tory | Henry Brougham Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.As a young lawyer in Scotland Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in... |
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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| Dec 1830 by-election | Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet , was a British Member of Parliament.Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father... |
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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| 1831 United Kingdom general election, 1831 The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to... |
George Strickland Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet , also known as Sir George Cholmley was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer.... |
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... |
John Charles Ramsden John Charles Ramsden John Charles Ramsden was a British Whig and Liberal Party politician from Newby Park in Yorkshire. He sat in the House of Commons between 1812 and 1836.- Family :... |
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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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Constituency abolished: see North Yorkshire North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) North Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... , East Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... and West Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) West Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England from 1832 to 1865. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries and History:... |
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Notes
Elections
The county franchise, from 1430, was held by the owners of freehold land valued at 40 shillings or more. Each voter 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 York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the (very large) county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and intimidation of voters, 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.
Elections in the eighteenth century
Only two elections in the 18th century were contested.At the 1784 general election
British general election, 1784
The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:...
, the seat was initially contested, but the two Whig candidates Francis Ferrand Foljambe
Francis Ferrand Foljambe
Francis Ferrand Foljambe , M.P., politician born Aldwark, North Yorkshire, England.Born 17 January 1749 – Foljambe inherited estates at Wadworth, Steeton, Westow, and Aldwark, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, his family later moved to Osberton Hall, Scofton, Worksop)...
and William Weddell conceded without calling for a poll.
Elections in the 1800s
At the 1802 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1802
The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...
and Henry Lascelles
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL , known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
were elected unopposed.
At the 1806 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1806
The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
, William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...
and Walter Ramsden Fawkes were elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1810s and 1820s
At the 1812 general electionUnited 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....
, Viscount Milton
Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam
Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society ....
and Henry Lascelles
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL , known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
were elected unopposed.
At the 1818
United Kingdom general election, 1818
The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats...
and 1820 general elections
United Kingdom general election, 1820
The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....
, Viscount Milton
Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam
Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society ....
and James Stuart Wortley were elected unopposed.
At the 1826 general election
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....
, Richard Fountayne Wilson, John Marshall, William Duncombe
William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham
William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background:Feversham was the eldest son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth. The Hon. Arthur Duncombe and the Hon...
and Viscount Milton
Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam
Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society ....
were elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1830s
At the 1831 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1831
The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...
, George Strickland
Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet
Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet , also known as Sir George Cholmley was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer....
, John Charles Ramsden
John Charles Ramsden
John Charles Ramsden was a British Whig and Liberal Party politician from Newby Park in Yorkshire. He sat in the House of Commons between 1812 and 1836.- Family :...
, John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet , was a British Member of Parliament.Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father...
and Viscount Morpeth were elected unopposed.