East Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Sussex
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the main, south coast striped area.
1832–1885
Seatstwo
Created from Sussex
Replaced by Rye
Eastbourne
East Grinstead
Lewes

East Sussex (formally the Eastern division of Sussex) was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

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It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the existing Sussex constituency was divided into two. It consisted of the rapes of Lewes, Pevensey and Hastings, an area broadly similar to but not identical with the modern county of East Sussex. The "place of election", where nominations were taken and the result declared, was Lewes.

East Sussex was abolished for the 1885 general election, being divided between four new single-member county constituencies, Rye, Eastbourne, East Grinstead and Lewes. (Lewes and Rye also absorbed the voters from the abolished boroughs of the same names.)

Boundaries

1832–1885: The Rapes of Lewes, Hastings and Pevensey. [1]

Members of Parliament

Year1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 Hon. Charles Cavendish Whig [2] [3] Herbert Barrett Curteis Whig [2] [3]
1837 George Darby Conservative [2]
1841 Augustus Fuller Conservative [2]
1846 by-election Charles Frewen Conservative
March 1857 by-election Viscount Pevensey Conservative
April 1857 John George Dodson Whig [4]
1859 Liberal
1865 Lord Edward Cavendish Liberal
1868 George Gregory Conservative
1874 Montagu Scott Conservative
1885 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: East Sussex [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Cavendish 2,388 47.8
Whig Herbert Barrett Curteis 1,941 38.8
Tory George Darby 66813.4
Majority1,27325.4
Turnout 2,75380.1
Registered electors 3,437
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: East Sussex [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Cavendish Unopposed
Whig Herbert Barrett Curteis Unopposed
Registered electors 3,811
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: East Sussex [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Darby 2,256 30.4
Whig Charles Cavendish 1,793 24.2
Conservative Augustus Fuller 1,74923.6
Whig Herbert Barrett Curteis 1,61921.8
Turnout 3,86980.6
Registered electors 4,799
Majority6378.6
Conservative gain from Whig
Majority440.6
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: East Sussex [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Darby 2,398 41.6 +11.2
Conservative Augustus Fuller 2,367 41.1 +17.5
Whig John Shelley 99517.3−28.7
Majority1,37223.8N/A
Turnout c. 3,378c. 63.1c. −17.5
Registered electors 5,298
Conservative hold Swing +12.8
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +15.9

Darby resigned after being appointed a Commissioner of Inclosures, causing a by-election.

By-election, 3 February 1846: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Frewen Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Frewen Unopposed
Conservative Augustus Fuller Unopposed
Registered electors 5,723
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Augustus Fuller 2,155 37.4 N/A
Conservative Charles Frewen 1,974 34.2 N/A
Whig John Dodson 1,63728.4New
Majority3375.8N/A
Turnout 3,702 (est)69.9 (est)N/A
Registered electors 5,298
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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

By-election, 7 March 1857: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Holroyd 2,302 50.7 −20.9
Whig John Dodson 2,23449.3+20.9
Majority681.4−4.4
Turnout 4,53674.2+4.3
Registered electors 6,114
Conservative hold Swing −20.9
General election 1857: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Dodson 2,524 26.6 +12.4
Conservative Henry Holroyd 2,447 25.8 −8.4
Whig William Henry Frederick Cavendish [4] [6] 2,28624.1+9.9
Conservative Augustus Fuller 2,21623.4−14.0
Turnout 4,737 (est)77.5 (est)+7.6
Registered electors 6,114
Majority3083.2N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
Majority1611.7−4.1
Conservative hold Swing −9.8
General election 1859: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Dodson Unopposed
Conservative Henry Holroyd Unopposed
Registered electors 6,401
Liberal hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Dodson 2,821 27.5 N/A
Liberal Edward Cavendish 2,647 25.8 N/A
Conservative Walter Burrell 2,46324.0N/A
Conservative Reginald Abbot, 3rd Baron Colchester2,31622.6N/A
Majority1841.8N/A
Turnout 5,124 (est)76.8 (est)N/A
Registered electors 6,670
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1868: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Dodson 3,611 25.4 −2.1
Conservative George Gregory 3,581 25.2 +1.2
Conservative Montagu Scott 3,56025.0+2.4
Liberal Edward Cavendish 3,47024.4−1.4
Turnout 7,111 (est)75.8 (est)−1.0
Registered electors 9,380
Majority300.2−1.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.0
Majority1110.8N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Sussex [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Gregory Unopposed
Conservative Montagu Scott Unopposed
Registered electors 10,141
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: East Sussex [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Gregory 4,526 30.6 N/A
Conservative Montagu Scott 4,396 29.8 N/A
Liberal Alexander Donovan2,98220.2New
Liberal John Pearson 2,86319.4New
Majority1,4149.6N/A
Turnout 7,384 (est)72.3 (est)N/A
Registered electors 10,214
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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