East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Derbyshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1868–1885
Number of memberstwo
Replaced by Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire
Created from North Derbyshire

East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and subsequently to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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It was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished only seventeen years later under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was then replaced by seven new constituencies: Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.

Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundred of Scarsdale. [1]

Members of Parliament

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1868 Francis Egerton Liberal Henry Strutt Liberal
1874 Francis Arkwright Conservative
1880 Alfred Barnes Liberal
1885 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: East Derbyshire [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Egerton 2,089 25.8
Liberal Henry Strutt 2,032 25.1
Conservative William Gladwin Turbutt1,99924.7
Conservative William Overend [3] 1,97024.4
Majority330.4
Turnout 4,045 (est)79.2 (est)
Registered electors 5,107
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Derbyshire [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Egerton 2,206 26.2 +0.4
Conservative Francis Arkwright 2,116 25.2 +0.5
Liberal William Fowler [4] 2,06724.6−0.5
Conservative Henry Strutt 2,01724.0−0.4
Turnout 4,203 (est)86.9 (est)+7.7
Registered electors 4,836
Majority901.0−0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
Majority991.2N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: East Derbyshire [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Barnes 3,119 28.2 +3.6
Liberal Francis Egerton 3,063 27.7 +1.5
Conservative Francis Arkwright 2,57723.3−1.9
Conservative William Gladwin Turbutt [5] 2,30320.8−3.2
Majority4864.4+3.4
Turnout 5,531 (est)89.6 (est)+2.7
Registered electors 6,173
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 371. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
  3. ↑ "The Representation of Derbyshire" . Nottinghamshire Guardian . 9 October 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "The General Election" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald . 31 January 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "East Derbyshire Election" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald . 3 April 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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