East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)

East Suffolk
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Suffolk
1832–1885
Number of members Two
Replaced by Eye, Lowestoft, Stowmarket, Sudbury and Woodbridge
Created from Aldeburgh, Dunwich, Orford and Suffolk

East Suffolk was a county constituency in Suffolk, England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832–33 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was replaced by five new single-member constituencies: Eye, Lowestoft, Stowmarket, Sudbury and Woodbridge.

Members of Parliament

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 John Henniker-Major Tory Robert Newton Shawe Liberal Party
1835 Conservative
1835 Charles Broke Vere Conservative
1843 by-election The Lord Rendlesham Conservative
1846 by-election Sir Edward Gooch, Bt Conservative
1852 by-election Fitzroy Kelly Conservative
1856 by-election John Henniker-Major Conservative
1866 by-election Hon. John Henniker-Major Conservative Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt Conservative
1867 by-election Frederick Snowdon Corrance Conservative
1870 by-election Arthur Stanhope Conservative
1874 Frederick Thellusson Conservative
1876 by-election Frederick St John Barne Conservative
1885 constituency abolished: see Eye, Lowestoft, Stowmarket, Sudbury and Woodbridge

Election results

Elections in the 1850s

Thellusson's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 1 May 1852: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Fitzroy Kelly Unopposed
Conservative hold
General Election 1852: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Gooch Unopposed
Conservative Fitzroy Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 6,343
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gooch's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 26 December 1856: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Henniker-Major (senior) Unopposed
Conservative hold
General Election 1857: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Henniker-Major (senior) Unopposed
Conservative Fitzroy Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 5,907
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kelly was appointed Attorney-General for England and Wales, causing a by-election.

By-election, 6 March 1858: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Fitzroy Kelly Unopposed
Conservative hold
General Election 1859: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Henniker-Major (senior) 2,677 37.8 N/A
Conservative Fitzroy Kelly 2,517 35.6 N/A
Liberal Robert Adair 1,883 26.6 N/A
Majority 634 9.0 N/A
Turnout 4,480 (est) 76.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 5,837
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General Election 1865: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Henniker-Major (senior) Unopposed
Conservative Fitzroy Kelly Unopposed
Registered electors 6,769
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Henniker-Major was elevated to a UK peerage, becoming Lord Hartismere, and Kelly resigned after being appointed Chief Justice of the Court of the Exchequer, causing a by-election for both seats.

By-election, 25 July 1866: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Henniker-Major (junior) Unopposed
Conservative Edward Kerrison Unopposed
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kerrison resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 20 February 1867: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick Snowdon Corrance 2,489 54.0 N/A
Liberal Robert Adair 2,120 46.0 N/A
Majority 369 8.0 N/A
Turnout 4,609 68.1 N/A
Registered electors 6,769
Conservative hold
General Election 1868: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Henniker-Major (junior) 3,650 26.8 N/A
Conservative Frederick Snowdon Corrance 3,620 26.5 N/A
Liberal Robert Adair 3,321 24.4 N/A
Liberal Thomas Western 3,045 22.3 N/A
Majority 299 2.2 N/A
Turnout 6,818 (est) 75.6 (est) N/A
Registered electors 9,024
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

Henniker-Major succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Hartismere.

By-election, 1 Jun 1870: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Stanhope 3,456 51.3 −2.0
Liberal Robert Adair 3,285 48.7 +2.0
Majority 171 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 6,741 74.7 −0.9
Registered electors 9,024
Conservative hold Swing −2.0
General Election 1874: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick Thellusson 4,136 37.4 +10.6
Conservative Arthur Stanhope 3,896 35.3 +8.8
Liberal George Tomline[2] 3,014 27.3 −19.4
Majority 882 8.0 +5.8
Turnout 7,030 (est) 74.1 (est) −1.5
Registered electors 9,484
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
Conservative hold Swing +9.3

Stanhope was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 20 Mar 1874: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Stanhope Unopposed
Conservative hold

Stanhope succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl Stanhope and causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 Feb 1876: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick St John Barne 3,659 57.5 −15.2
Liberal Charles Easton[3] 2,708 42.5 +15.2
Majority 951 14.9 +6.9
Turnout 6,367 66.6 −7.5
Registered electors 9,558
Conservative hold Swing −15.2

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1880: East Suffolk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick Thellusson 4,239 37.3 −0.1
Conservative Frederick St John Barne 3,618 31.8 −3.5
Liberal Robert Lacey Everett 3,504 30.8 +3.5
Majority 114 1.0 −7.0
Turnout 7,433 (est) 77.1 (est) −3.0
Registered electors 9,635
Conservative hold Swing −0.9
Conservative hold Swing −2.6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 461–462. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  2. ↑ "The late East Suffolk Election". Framlingham Weekly News. 22 August 1874. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Election News". The Scotsman. 3 February 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
  • Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 461–462. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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