Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)

Totnes
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Totnes in Devon.
Outline map
Location of Devon within England.
County Devon
Electorate 67,562 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Totnes, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Salcombe and Brixham
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament Sarah Wollaston (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from South Hams constituency
1885–1983
Number of members One
Type of constituency County constituency
Replaced by Teignbridge and South Hams[2]
Created from South Devon
1295–1868
Number of members Two
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by Devon Southern
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South West England

Totnes is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Sarah Wollaston of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

History

The current constituency was formed for the 1997 general election, from parts of the former South Hams constituency. This had largely replaced the previous Totnes constituency, which had existed in a wide form since 1885, but in a much narrower form from the Model Parliament.

An original parliamentary borough of Totnes or Totness[3] had been created in 1295. It returned two MPs to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1867 with effect from the 1868 election.

Political history

The modern constituency has been served by two Conservatives since its 1997 recreation, which suggests a safe seat, though it came close to falling to the Liberal Democrats in 1997.

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Totnes, and the Sessional Divisions of Ermington and Plympton, and Stanborough and Coleridge.

1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Totnes, the Urban Districts of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Salcombe, and Teignmouth, the Rural District of Kingsbridge, and parts of the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and Totnes.

1950-1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness, and Totnes, the Urban Districts of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, and Salcombe, the Rural Districts of Kingsbridge and Newton Abbot, and part of the Rural District of Totnes.

1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness, and Totnes, the Urban Districts of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, and Salcombe, and the Rural Districts of Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, and Totnes.

1997-2010: The District of South Hams wards of Avon and Harbourne, Avonleigh, Dartington, Dartmouth Clifton, Dartmouth Hardness, Dart Valley, Eastmoor, Garabrook, Kingsbridge, Kingswear, Malborough, Marldon, Salcombe, Saltstone, Skerries, South Brent, Stoke Gabriel, Stokenham, Thurlestone, Totnes, Totnes Bridgetown, and West Dart, the Borough of Torbay wards of Blatchcombe, Furzeham with Churston, and St Peter's with St Mary's, and the District of Teignbridge wards of Ambrook, Ashburton, and Buckfastleigh.

2010-present: The District of South Hams wards of Allington and Loddiswell, Avon and Harbourne, Dartington, Dartmouth and Kingswear, Dartmouth Townstal, East Dart, Eastmoor, Kingsbridge East, Kingsbridge North, Marldon, Salcombe and Malborough, Saltstone, Skerries, South Brent, Stokenham, Thurlestone, Totnes Bridgetown, Totnes Town, West Dart, and Westville and Alvington, and the Borough of Torbay wards of Berry Head with Furzeham, Blatchcombe, Churston with Galmpton, and St Mary’s with Summercombe.

The Totnes constituency covers the eastern part of the South Hams district of Devon, including the towns of Totnes, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe, as well as parts of the unitary authority of Torbay, including the town of Brixham.

Constituency profile

The seat covering the undulating Totnes area in south Devon. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1295–1660

Constituency created 1295

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1362Richard Whitelegh[5]
1366John Prescott[6]
1372John Prescott[6]
1373John Prescott[6]
1377 (Jan)William Burlestone
1377 (Oct)William Burlestone
1380 (Jan)William Burlestone
1381William Burlestone
1383 (Feb)William Burlestone[7]
1386Robert FrenchJohn Pasford[8]
1388 (Feb)John RowWalter Browning[8]
1388 (Sep)John StathamWalter Browning[8]
1390 (Jan)John PoltimoreWalter Hotot[8]
1390 (Nov)
1391John GreyThomas Norris[8]
1393John SuellRobert Barneburgh[8]
1394Richard WhiteleghJohn Pasford[8]
1395Ellis BeareJohn Marshall[8]
1397 (Jan)John GunneEllis Beare[8]
1397 (Sep)
1399Simon MarshJohn Rose[8]
1401
1402Henry SpencerJohn Hulle[8]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406Robert WastellJohn Warwick[8]
1407Alfred WonstonSir John Pomeroy[8]
1410Henry AustinRobert Wastell[8]
1411John BosomHenry Bremeler[8]
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)John SebrightHenry Austin[8]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov)William RyderHenry Berkeley[8]
1415
1416 (Mar)
1416 (Oct)
1417
1419
1420John AshWalter Serle[8]
1421 (May)Henry BerkeleyThomas Kirkby[8]
1421 (Dec)Henry ChesewellWilliam Cosyn[8]
1455William Fowell[9] of Fowelscombe
1472William Hody[10]
1491Lewis Pollard[11]
1510-1523No names known[12]
1529John GilesAdam Ralegh[12]
1536?
1539?
1542?
1545Roger PrideauxJohn Gale[12]
1547Roger PrideauxEdmund Sture[12]
1553 (Mar)John WottonChristopher Savery[12]
1553 (Oct)John WottonChristopher Savery[12]
1554 (Apr)John EveleighHenry Gildon[12]
1554 (Nov)Richard SaveryChristopher Savery[12]
1555Peter EdgecombeLeonard Yeo[12]
1558Bernard SmithLeonard Yeo[12]
1558/9Leonard YeoSir Nicholas Poyntz[13]
1562/3Sir Arthur ChampernowneRichard Edgecombe I[13]
1571Richard HurlestonJohn Stanhope[13]
1572Robert Monson, made judge
and repl. 1576 by Robert Beale		Edward Buggin[13]
1584Christopher SaveryNicholas Ball[13]
1586John GilesNicholas Hayman[13]
1588Richard EdgecombeSimon Kelway[13]
1593Richard SparryChristopher Savery[13]
1597Edward GilesChristopher Buggin[13]
1601Leonard DarrPhilip Holditch[13]
1604Christopher BrockingWalter Dollings
1614Nathaniel RichLawrence Adams
1621–1622Sir Edward GilesRichard Rodd
1624Arthur ChampernounSir Edward Giles
1625Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd BaronetSir Edward Giles
1626Arthur ChampernounPhilip Holditch
1628-1629Sir Edward GilesThomas Prestwood
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned
Apr 1640Oliver St JohnJohn Maynard
Nov 1640Oliver St JohnJohn Maynard
1645Oliver St JohnJohn Maynard
1648Oliver St JohnJohn Maynard
1553Totnes not represented in Barebone's Parliament
1654Major-General Desborough(one seat only)
1656Christopher Maynard(one seat only)
1659Capt. John PleydellGilbert Evelyn

MPs 1660–1868

Two members

Year First member[14] First party Second member[14] Second party
1660 Thomas Chafe Thomas Clifford
1661 Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd BaronetTory
1673 Sir Thomas Berry
Feb 1679 John Kelland
Aug 1679 Edward Seymour (later 4th Baronet)Tory
1681 Charles Kelland John Kelland
1685 Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd BaronetTory
1689 Rawlin Mallock Sir John Fowell, Bt
1690 Henry Seymour Portman
1692 Thomas Coulson
1695 Sir Edward Seymour, 4th BaronetTory Edward Yarde
1698 Thomas Coulson
1699 Francis Gwyn
1701 Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt
1702 William SeymourTory
1705 Sir Humphrey MackworthTory
1708 Sir Edward Seymour, 5th BaronetTory George Courtenay
1710 Thomas Coulson Francis Gwyn
1713 Stephen Northleigh
1715 Arthur Champernowne
1717 Sir John Germain, Bt
1718 Sir Charles Wills
1722 Joseph Banks
1727 Exton Sayer
1732 Sir Henry Gough, Bt
1734 Sir Joseph Danvers, Bt
1742 John StrangeWhig
1747 Charles Taylor
Apr 1754 Browse Trist
Dec 1754 Sir Richard Lloyd
1759 Richard Savage Lloyd
1763 Henry Seymour
1768 Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, Bt Peter Burrell
1774 James Amyatt
1780 Launcelot Brown
1784 The Hon. Henry PhippsTory
1788 Viscount BarnardWhig
1790 William Powlett Powlett Sir Francis Buller Yarde, Bt
1796 The Lord Arden Lord George Seymour
1801 William Adams
1802 John Berkeley Burland
1804 Vicary Gibbs
1806 Benjamin Hall
1811 Thomas Courtenay
1812 Ayshford Wise
1818 William HolmesTory
1820 John Bent
1826 The Earl of Darlington
1830 Charles Barry BaldwinTory[15]
1832 Jasper Parrott James Cornish
1835 Lord SeymourWhig[16][17]
1839 Charles Barry Baldwin[n 3]Conservative[15][16][18] William Blount[n 3] Whig[19][20]
1840
1852 Thomas MillsWhig
1855 The Earl of GiffordWhig
1859 Liberal Liberal
1862 John PenderLiberal
1863 Alfred SeymourLiberal
1866John Pender declared not duly
elected and seat left vacant
1868Constituency disenfranchised by the Reform Act 1867

MPs 1885–1983

One member

Year Member[14] Whip
1885 Francis Bingham Mildmay Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1912 Unionist
1922 Samuel Harvey Unionist
1923 Henry Harvey Vivian Liberal
1924 Samuel Harvey Unionist
1935 Ralph Rayner Conservative
1955 Ray Mawby Conservative

MPs since 1997

Between 1983 and 1997 the constituency was replaced by the South Hams constituency. Anthony Steen was returned at every election.

Election Member[14] Party
1997 Anthony Steen Conservative
2010 Sarah Wollaston Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Totnes[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sarah Wollaston 26,972 53.7 +0.7
Labour Gerrie Messer 13,495 26.8 +14.1
Liberal Democrat Julian Brazil 6,466 12.9 +3.0
Green Jacqi Hodgson 2,097 4.2 -6.1
UKIP Steven Harvey 1,240 2.5 -11.7
Majority 13,477 26.9 -11.9
Turnout 50,353 73.07
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 6.7
General Election 2015: Totnes[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sarah Wollaston 24,941 53.0 +7.1
UKIP Justin Haque 6,656 14.1 +8.1
Labour Nicky Williams 5,988 12.7 +5.3
Green Gill Coombs 4,845 10.3 +7.8
Liberal Democrat Julian Brazil 4,667 9.9 -25.7
Majority 18,385 38.8 +28.5
Turnout 47,097 68.6 -1.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: Totnes[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sarah Wollaston 21,940 45.9 +3.0
Liberal Democrat Julian Brazil 17,013 35.6 −1.5
Labour Carole Whitty 3,538 7.4 −4.7
UKIP Jeffrey Beer 2,890 6.0 −1.5
Green Lydia Somerville 1,181 2.5 +2.5
BNP Mike Turner 624 1.3 +1.3
Independent Simon Drew 390 0.8 +0.8
Independent Stephen Hopwood 267 0.6 +0.6
Majority 4,927 10.3 +4.5
Turnout 47,843 70.4 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Totnes[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Steen 21,112 41.7 −2.8
Liberal Democrat Mike Treleaven 19,165 37.9 +0.7
Labour Valerie Burns 6,185 12.2 0.0
UKIP Roger Knapman 3,914 7.7 +1.6
Independent Michael Thompson 199 0.4 +0.4
Majority 1,947 3.8
Turnout 50,575 67.7 −0.2
Conservative hold Swing −1.7
General Election 2001: Totnes[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Steen 21,914 44.5 +8.0
Liberal Democrat Rachel Oliver 18,317 37.2 +2.3
Labour Thomas Wildy 6,005 12.2 −4.2
UKIP Craig Mackinlay 3,010 6.1 +4.3
Majority 3,597 7.3
Turnout 49,246 67.9 −7.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Totnes[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Steen 19,637 36.5
Liberal Democrat Rob Chave 18,760 34.9
Labour Victor Ellery 8,796 16.4
Referendum Pamela Cook 2,552 4.7
Ind. Conservative Christopher Venmore 2,369 4.4
UKIP H.W. Thomas 999 1.9
Green Andy Pratt 548 1.0
Independent James Golding 108 0.2
Majority 877 1.6
Turnout 53,769 75.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 35,010 52.16
Liberal Anthony H. Rogers 24,445 36.42
Labour J. Duffin 7,668 11.42
Majority 10,565 15.74
Turnout 79.95
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 27,987 45.18
Liberal Anthony H. Rogers 21,586 34.85
Labour S.M. Spence 12,366 19.96
Majority 6,401 10.33
Turnout 76.74
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 30,565 46.93
Liberal Anthony H. Rogers 20,922 32.12
Labour Harold M. Luscombe 13,249 20.34
Independent J. Lewis 394 0.60
Majority 9,643 14.81
Turnout 81.29
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 31,519 54.85
Labour Robert Blank 16,429 28.59
Liberal David Penhaligon 9,515 16.56
Majority 15,090 26.26
Turnout 76.67
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 25,623 47.81
Labour Barry Smethurst 16,900 31.54
Liberal Paul Tyler 11,066 20.65
Majority 8,723 16.28
Turnout 79.43
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1964: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 25,417 48.64
Labour Reginald C.J. Scott 14,542 27.83
Liberal Edward B. Taylor 12,297 23.53
Majority 10,875 20.81
Turnout 78.83
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 26,925 53.04
Labour Terence J.B. Heelas 13,116 25.84
Liberal T. Cedric Jones 10,719 21.12
Majority 13,809 27.20
Turnout 80.48
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ray Mawby 26,381 52.10
Labour Daniel J.P. Mann 14,787 29.20
Liberal Arthur Claude Shobbrook 9,471 18.70
Majority 11,594 22.90
Turnout 80.75
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Rayner 28,005 53.60
Labour Charles A. O'Donnell 16,409 31.40
Liberal Harold Ernest Desch 7,838 15.00
Majority 11,596 22.19
Turnout 82.85
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1950: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Rayner 26,104 49.01
Labour D. Widdicombe 15,767 29.60
Liberal Harold Ernest Desch 10,974 20.60
Communist E. Tapscott 423 0.79
Majority 10,337 19.41
Turnout 84.59
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Rayner 24,638 51.04
Labour J.R. Warde 16,098 33.35
Liberal Thomas Henry Aggett 7,536 15.61
Majority 8,540 17.69
Turnout 74.57
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

General Election 1935: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ralph Rayner 24,815 53.59
Liberal Ernest Haylor 17,639 38.10
Labour William Roy John Henwood 3,848 8.31
Majority 7,176 15.50
Turnout 79.24
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Samual Harvey 26,765 56.99
Liberal Ernest Haylor 20,203 43.01
Majority 6,562 13.97
Turnout 83.41
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Totnes [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samual Harvey 21,673 47.8 -5.9
Liberal Philip Foale Rowsell 17,790 39.3 -0.9
Labour Kate Spurrell 5,828 12.9 +6.8
Majority 3,883 8.5 -5.0
Turnout 83.1 -3.0
Unionist hold Swing -2.5
General Election 1924: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samual Harvey 19,771 53.7
Liberal Henry Harvey Vivian 14,786 40.2
Labour Kate Spurrell 2,240 6.1
Majority 4,985 13.5
Turnout 86.1
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 6 December 1923: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Harvey Vivian 16,845 50.8 +3.2
Unionist Samual Harvey 16,343 49.2 -3.2
Majority 502 1.6 6.4
Turnout 80.7 +2.6
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +3.2
General Election 1922: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samual Harvey 16,532 52.4 -6.4
Liberal Thomas Henry Johnson Underdown 15,032 47.6 +6.4
Majority 4.8 -12.8
Turnout 78.1
Unionist hold Swing -6.4

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

Lopes
General Election 1885: Totnes [31][32][33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Mildmay 4,389 57.4 N/A
Conservative Henry Lopes 3,252 42.6 N/A
Majority 1,137 14.8 N/A
Turnout 7,641 83.2 N/A
Registered electors 9,188
Liberal win (new seat)
Mildmay
General Election 1886: Totnes [31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay 4,652 80.3 +37.7
Liberal Edward Robert Pearce-Edgcumbe 1,141 19.7 −37.7
Majority 3,511 60.6 N/A
Turnout 5,793 63.0 -20.2
Registered electors 9,188
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +37.7

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Totnes [31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay 4,815 66.9 -13.4
Liberal Alfred Herbert Lush 2,384 33.1 +13.4
Majority 2,431 33.8 -26.8
Turnout 7,199 77.7 +14.7
Registered electors 9,263
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -13.4
General Election 1895: Totnes [31][32][34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay 4,630 67.2 +0.3
Liberal Alfred John Sparke 2,264 32.8 -0.3
Majority 2,366 34.4 +0.6
Turnout 6,894 73.1 -4.6
Registered electors 9,431
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Totnes [31][32][34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
General Election 1906: Totnes [31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay 5,226 63.5 N/A
Liberal Lewis Humfrey Edmunds 2,998 36.5 N/A
Majority 2,228 27.0 N/A
Turnout 8,224 87.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,370
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

Foot
General Election January 1910: Totnes [31][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay 5,505 60.6 -2.9
Liberal Isaac Foot 3,578 39.4 +2.9
Majority 1,927 21.2 -5.8
Turnout 89.9 +2.1
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -2.9
General Election December 1910: Totnes [31][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Francis Mildmay 5,252 63.3 +2.7
Liberal Robert Dunstan 3,040 36.7 -2.7
Majority 2,212 26.6 +5.4
Turnout 82.0 -7.9
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +2.7

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General Election 1918: Totnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
C Unionist Francis Mildmay 14,680 58.8 -4.5
Liberal John Arthur Robert Cairns[37] 10,266 41.2 +4.5
Majority 4,414 17.6 -9.0
Turnout 63.9 -18.1
Unionist hold Swing -4.5
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election results 1832-1868

Elections in the 1850s

Seymour was appointed Commissioner of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 30 March 1850: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig Edward Seymour Unopposed
Whig hold
General Election 1852: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig Edward Seymour 263 47.1
Whig Thomas Mills 154 27.6
Conservative Charles Barry Baldwin 141 25.3
Majority 13 2.3
Turnout 295 (est) 79.5 (est)
Registered electors 371
Whig hold Swing
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Seymour succeeded to the peerage, becoming 12th Duke of Somerset and causing a by-election.

By-election, 5 November 1855: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig George Hay Unopposed
Whig hold
General Election 1857: Totnes[38][39][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig George Hay 171 34.5 −12.6
Whig Thomas Mills 150 30.2 +2.6
Peelite James Thomas Mackenzie 118 23.8 +11.1
Peelite John Gregory[41] 57 11.5 −1.2
Majority 32 6.5 +4.2
Turnout 248 (est) 78.7 (est) −0.8
Registered electors 315
Whig hold Swing −8.8
Whig hold Swing −1.2
General Election 1859: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Hay 180 38.5 +4.0
Liberal Thomas Mills 152 32.5 +2.3
Conservative John Dunn[42] 135 28.9 −6.4
Majority 17 3.6 −2.9
Turnout 301 (est) 88.3 (est) +4.6
Registered electors 341
Liberal hold Swing +3.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1860s

Mills' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 9 December 1862: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Pender 171 97.2 +26.2
Conservative John Dent[43] 5 2.8 −26.1
Majority 166 94.3 +90.7
Turnout 176 49.3 −39.0
Registered electors 357
Liberal hold Swing +26.2

Hay's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 20 January 1863: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alfred Seymour 165 51.2 −19.8
Conservative John Dent 157 48.8 +19.9
Majority 8 2.5 −1.1
Turnout 322 90.2 +1.9
Registered electors 357
Liberal hold Swing −19.9
General Election 1865: Totnes[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Pender 210 29.0 −9.5
Liberal Alfred Seymour 204 28.2 −4.3
Conservative William Gregory Dawkins 162 22.4 +7.9
Conservative Bedford Pim 147 20.3 +5.8
Majority 42 5.8 +2.2
Turnout 362 (est) 94.6 (est) +6.3
Registered electors 382
Liberal hold Swing −8.2
Liberal hold Swing −5.6

On petition, Pender was unseated on 22 March 1866. No writ was issued to replace him and, in 1868, the seat was disenfranchised and absorbed into South Devon.

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. 1 2 Both Baldwin and Blount received equal votes at the 1839 by-election and were declared elected. However, this was declared void on 8 April 1840 and a by-election was called
References
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  3. ↑ "No. 19016". The London Gazette. 25 January 1833. p. 170.
  4. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  5. ↑ "WHITELEGH, Richard, of Osborn Newton in Churchstow, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "PRESCOTT, John (c.1327-1412), of Prescott, Rake and Exeter, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "BURLESTONE (BORLESTON), William (d.1406), of Harberton, Devon. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
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  10. ↑ Baker, J. H. "Hody, Sir William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13456. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ↑ Baker, J.H., Biography of Sir Lewis Pollard, published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1439-1509, eds. Wedgwood, J.C., & Holt A.D.
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