East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Cornwall
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the middle, striped area.
County Cornwall
1832–1885
Number of membersTwo
Replaced by Bodmin, Launceston and St Austell
Created from Cornwall, Bossiney, Callington, Camelford, East Looe, Lostwithiel, St Germans, Saltash and West Looe

East Cornwall was a county constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

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Boundaries

In 1832 the county of Cornwall, in south west England, was split for parliamentary purposes into two county divisions. These were the East division (with a place of election at Bodmin) and West Cornwall (where voting took place at Truro). Each division returned two members to Parliament. [1]

The parliamentary boroughs included in the East division, from 1832 to 1885 (whose non-resident 40 shilling freeholders voted in the county constituency), were Bodmin, Launceston and Liskeard. [2]

1832–1885: The Hundreds of East, West, Lesnewth, Stratton, and Trigg, and in the hundred of Powder, the eastern division, i.e. the parishes of St Austell, St Blazey, St Dennis, St Ewe, Fowey, Gorran, Ladock, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulyan, Mevagissey, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, Roche, St Sampson's, St Stephen-in-Brannel, and Tywardreath, and in the hundred of Pydar, the parishes of St Breock, Colan, St Columb Minor and St Columb Major, St Ervan, St Eval, St Issey, Lanhydrock, Lanivet, Mawgan, St Merryn, Padstow, Little Petherick, St Wenn, and Withiel. [3]

History

In 1885 this division was abolished, when the East and West Cornwall county divisions were replaced by six new single-member county constituencies. These were Bodmin (the South-Eastern division), Camborne (North-Western division), Launceston (North-Eastern division), St Austell (Mid division), St Ives (the Western division) and Truro. In addition the last remaining Cornish borough constituency was Penryn and Falmouth.

Members of Parliament

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1832 Sir William Molesworth, Bt Radical [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt Whig [4]
1837 Lord Eliot Conservative [4] Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt Whig [4] [9]
1841 William Rashleigh Conservative [4]
1845 by-election William Pole-Carew Conservative
1847 Thomas Agar-Robartes Whig [10] [11]
1852 Nicholas Kendall Conservative
1859 Liberal
1868 Sir John Salusbury-Trelawney, Bt Liberal Edward Brydges Willyams Liberal
1874 Sir Colman Rashleigh, Bt Liberal John Tremayne Conservative
1880 Hon. Thomas Agar-Robartes Liberal William Copeland Borlase Liberal
1882 by-election Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal
1885 Constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Radical William Molesworth Unopposed
Whig William Salusbury-Trelawny Unopposed
Registered electors 4,462
Radical win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Radical William Molesworth Unopposed
Whig William Salusbury-Trelawny Unopposed
Registered electors 4,392
Radical hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: East Cornwall (2 seats) [13] [12] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edward Eliot 2,430 34.8
Whig Hussey Vivian 2,294 32.9
Whig William Salusbury-Trelawny 2,25032.3
Turnout 4,64885.0
Registered electors 5,469
Majority1361.9
Conservative gain from Radical
Majority440.6
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: East Cornwall (2 seats) [13] [12] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Eliot 3,006 40.3 +22.9
Conservative William Rashleigh 2,807 37.6 +20.2
Radical John Trelawny [14] 1,64722.1New
Majority1,16015.5+13.6
Turnout 4,54974.9−10.1
Registered electors 6,076
Conservative hold Swing +22.9
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +20.2

Eliot was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 22 September 1841: East Cornwall [12] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Eliot Unopposed
Conservative hold

Eliot was elevated to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of St Germans and causing a by-election.

By-election, 20 February 1845: East Cornwall [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Pole-Carew Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Pole-Carew Unopposed
Whig Thomas Agar-Robartes Unopposed
Registered electors 6,270
Conservative hold
Whig gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: East Cornwall (2 seats) [13] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Agar-Robartes 2,609 39.6 N/A
Conservative Nicholas Kendall 1,996 30.3 N/A
Conservative William Pole-Carew 1,97930.1N/A
Majority6139.3N/A
Turnout 4,597 (est)80.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors 5,694
Whig hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1857: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Agar-Robartes Unopposed
Conservative Nicholas Kendall Unopposed
Registered electors 6,261
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1859: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Agar-Robartes Unopposed
Conservative Nicholas Kendall Unopposed
Registered electors 6,240
Liberal gain from Whig
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Kendall Unopposed
Liberal Thomas Agar-Robartes Unopposed
Registered electors 5,781
Conservative hold
Liberal hold
General election 1868: East Cornwall (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Salusbury-Trelawny Unopposed
Liberal Edward Brydges Willyams Unopposed
Registered electors 8,701
Liberal hold
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Cornwall (2 seats) [13] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Colman Rashleigh 3,395 26.6 N/A
Conservative John Tremayne 3,276 25.7 New
Conservative William Pole-Carew 3,09924.3New
Liberal Reginald Kelly2,97823.4N/A
Turnout 6,374 (est)71.0 (est)N/A
Registered electors 8,982
Majority1190.9N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Majority1771.4N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: East Cornwall (2 seats) [13] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Agar-Robartes 4,018 30.1 +3.5
Liberal William Copeland Borlase 3,883 29.1 +5.7
Conservative John Tremayne 3,03322.7-3.0
Conservative Digby Collins [15] 2,40318.0-6.3
Majority8506.4N/A
Turnout 6,669 (est)72.9 (est)+1.9
Registered electors 9,150
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Robartes was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Robartes.

By-election, 3 Apr 1882: East Cornwall (1 seat) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Dyke Acland 3,720 51.4 −7.8
Conservative John Tremayne 3,52048.6+7.9
Majority2002.8−3.6
Turnout 7,24076.3+3.4 (est)
Registered electors 9,484
Liberal hold Swing −7.9

There were 86 spoiled papers, which was considered an unusually high number. [16]

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