Marlborough | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1295–1885 | |
Seats | two (1295–1868); one (1868–1885) |
Replaced by | Devizes |
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Marlborough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
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Year | Member | Party | |
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1868 | Lord Ernest Bruce | Liberal | |
1878 | Lord Charles Bruce | Liberal | |
1885 | Constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | T. H. S. Bucknall-Estcourt | Unopposed | |||
Tory | William John Bankes | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Alexander Charles Malet | ||||
Whig | John Mirehouse | ||||
Registered electors | c. 12 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | T. H. S. Bucknall-Estcourt | Unopposed | |||
Tory | William John Bankes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 12 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | 135 | 41.4 | ||
Tory | Henry Bingham Baring | 118 | 36.2 | ||
Whig | Alexander Charles Malet | 73 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 45 | 13.8 | |||
Majority | 170 | 70.8 | |||
Registered electors | 240 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 280 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 280 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 282 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Baring was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Bruce was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring by-elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 262 | ||||
Peelite gain from Conservative | |||||
Peelite gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 271 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Peelite hold |
Brudenell-Bruce was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Peelite | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Peelite hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | 184 | 51.1 | N/A | |
Peelite | Henry Bingham Baring | 125 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | William David Lewis [17] | 51 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 74 | 20.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 180 (est) | 74.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 275 | ||||
Peelite hold | |||||
Peelite hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 281 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 275 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Seat reduced to one member
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 616 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 659 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Brudenell-Bruce succeeded to the peerage, becoming Marquess of Ailesbury.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Bruce | 333 | 58.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Brudenell-Bruce | 239 | 41.8 | New | |
Majority | 94 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 572 | 85.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 668 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Bruce was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Bruce | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
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