Coleraine (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coleraine
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County Londonderry
Borough Coleraine
1801–1885
Seats1
Created from Coleraine
Replaced by North Londonderry

Coleraine is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

Contents

Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Coleraine in County Londonderry.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNote
1 January 1801 Walter Jones Tory 1801: Co-opted
13 November 1806 Sir George Hill, Bt Tory Also returned by and elected to sit for Londonderry City
4 February 1807 Walter Jones Tory Resigned
26 June 1809 John Beresford Tory
17 October 1812 Lord George Beresford Tory Resigned
10 June 1814 Sir John Beresford, Bt Tory Resigned
22 February 1823 Sir John Brydges Tory [1] Unseated on petition 4 August 1831
4 August 1831 William Taylor Copeland Whig [1] Declared duly elected on petition
13 December 1832 Sir John Beresford, Bt Tory [1] Unseated on petition 27 May 1833
27 May 1833 William Taylor Copeland Whig [1] Declared duly elected on petition
4 August 1837 Edward Litton Conservative Appointed Master of Chancery in Ireland
18 February 1843 John Boyd Conservative
5 August 1847 Peelite [2] [3] Resigned
22 March 1852 Rt Hon. Richard Bourke Conservative
30 March 1857 John Boyd Conservative Died 2 January 1862
31 January 1862 Sir Henry Bruce, Bt Conservative
6 February 1874 Daniel Taylor Liberal
3 April 1880 Sir Henry Bruce, Bt Conservative Last MP for the constituency
1885Constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Coleraine [2] [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory John Brydges (MP) 24 61.5
Whig John Thomas Thorp1538.5
Majority923.0
Turnout 39c. 18.3
Registered electors c. 36
Tory hold
General election 1831: Coleraine [2] [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory John Brydges (MP) 17 80.5 +19.0
Whig William Taylor Copeland 7019.5-19.0
Majority5361.0+38.0
Turnout 8724.7c. +13.4
Registered electors 36
Tory hold Swing
General election 1832: Coleraine [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory John Beresford 98 50.3 +30.8
Whig William Taylor Copeland 9749.7−30.8
Majority10.6-60.4
Turnout 19594.2+69.5
Registered electors 207
Tory hold Swing +30.8
General election 1835: Coleraine [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Taylor Copeland 95 51.4 +1.7
Conservative Henry Richardson9048.6−1.7
Majority52.8N/A
Turnout 18557.8−36.4
Registered electors 320
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +1.7
General election 1837: Coleraine [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Litton 129 62.6 +14.0
Whig Leslie Alexander7737.4−14.0
Majority5225.2N/A
Turnout 20649.0−8.8
Registered electors 420
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +14.0

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Litton Unopposed
Registered electors 368
Conservative hold

Litton resigned after being appointed Master of Chancery in Ireland, causing a by-election.

By-election, 18 February 1843: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Boyd 106 55.8 N/A
Conservative Henry Bruce 8444.2N/A
Majority2211.6N/A
Turnout 19051.6N/A
Registered electors 368
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 1847: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Peelite John Boyd 116 65.9 New
Conservative Henry Bruce 6034.1N/A
Majority5631.8N/A
Turnout 17619.8N/A
Registered electors 891
Peelite gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

Boyd resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 22 March 1852: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bourke Unopposed
Conservative gain from Peelite
General election 1852: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bourke Unopposed
Registered electors 222
Conservative gain from Peelite
General election 1857: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Boyd Unopposed
Registered electors 261
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Boyd Unopposed
Registered electors 274
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

Boyd's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 31 Jan 1862: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Bruce Unopposed
Registered electors 271
Conservative hold
General election 1865: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Bruce Unopposed
Registered electors 259
Conservative hold
General election 1868: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Bruce Unopposed
Registered electors 346
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Daniel Taylor 227 58.7 New
Conservative Henry Bruce 16041.3N/A
Majority6717.4N/A
Turnout 38788.0N/A
Registered electors 440
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Coleraine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Bruce 222 53.5 +12.2
Liberal Daniel Taylor 19346.5−12.2
Majority297.0N/A
Turnout 41587.9−0.1
Registered electors 472
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.2

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References

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