Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newport
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Isle of Wight
Major settlements Newport
1584–1885
Seats1584–1868: Two
1868–1885: One
Created from Hampshire
Replaced by Isle of Wight
1295–1298
SeatsTwo
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by Hampshire

Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport (Isle of Wight), which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina.

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(Prior to the Great Reform Act of 1832 there was also a separate Newport parliamentary borough in Cornwall.)

History

The borough was first represented in the parliament of 1295, and returned two members of parliament (MPs) from 1584 to 1868. At the 1868 election the Second Reform Act reduced its representation to a single seat, and under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the constituency was abolished altogether with effect from the 1885 general election. Newport's re-enfranchisement in 1584, like that of the other Isle of Wight boroughs (Newtown and Yarmouth) seems to have been at the urging of the new Governor of the island, Sir George Carey, a relative of the Queen. In token of thanks, the borough granted him for life the right to nominate one of the two MPs – which seems to have been the reward he expected and the motive for his petition to the Queen in the first place.

Between 1807 and 1811 its two seats were held by two future Prime Ministers: Arthur Wellesley, later to become the Duke of Wellington (who also found himself elected to two other seats at the same time), and Henry Temple (later Lord Palmerston), who would go on to become one of the United Kingdom's most notable Prime Ministers. Palmerston's late father had been unable to convert his Irish title into a United Kingdom peerage, therefore the young politician was able to enter the Commons. The local patron arranging the deal was Sir Leonard Holmes, who made it a condition that they never visited the borough!

The borough was also represented by two other future Prime Ministers in the 1820s. George Canning was MP for Newport when appointed Prime Minister in 1827; however, under the law as it then stood a minister accepting office automatically vacated his seat and had to stand for re-election to the Commons, and Canning chose to stand at Seaford, a government pocket borough in Sussex, rather than fight Newport again. In the by-election that followed at Newport, the vacancy was filled by the election of the Honourable William Lamb, later 2nd Viscount Melbourne, whose father had also represented the borough in the 1790s. However, Lamb remained MP for Newport for only two weeks before also being elected for Bletchingley, which he preferred to represent.

Before the Great Reform Act of 1832, the right to vote was vested in the Mayor and Corporation (consisting of 11 aldermen and 12 burgesses). For much of the previous century the borough was "managed" for the government by the Holmes family, [1] meaning that ministers could generally secure the election of their favoured candidates, but often only at the expense of considerable "gratuities" to the voters – in 1754, this apparently amounted to a payment of £600 for each candidate. The borough consisted of the parish of Newport and of Castle Hold in the parish of St Nicholas, thereby excluding that part of the town which extended over the boundary into Carisbrooke parish; this gave the borough a population of 4,398 in 1831. The 1832 reforms extended the borough to take in the rest of the town, raising the population to 6,700, though the electorate was still only 421.

Newport's representation was reduced from two members to one by the second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished altogether in 1885, leaving the town represented as part of the Isle of Wight county constituency.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1584–1660

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1584 Sir Ralph Bourchier Edmund Carey [2]
1586 Richard Sutton Richard Hardy [2]
1588 Sir Edmund Carey Richard Hardy [2]
1593 William Cotton Richard Huyshe [2]
1597 William Cotton Richard James [2]
1601 Thomas Crompton Richard James [2]
1604 Richard James John Ashdell
1614 Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet John Searle
1621–1622 Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet died 1621 and replaced by Philip Fleming Sir William Uvedale
1624 Philip Fleming Christopher Brooke, sat for York
and replaced by John Danvers
1625 Sir Nathaniel Rich Philip Fleming
1626 Christopher Yelverton Philip Fleming
1628–1629 Christopher Yelverton Philip Fleming
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr) The Viscount Falkland Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet
1640 (Nov) The Viscount Falkland
disabled to sit, Sep 1642		 Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet
1645 Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet
excluded in Pride's Purge, Dec 1648		 William Stephens
1653–1659Newport was unrepresented in the Barebones and First and Second Protectorate Parliaments
1659 Thomas Boreman (of Broke) Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet
1659–1660 Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet William Stephens

MPs 1660–1868

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1660 Robert Dillington William Oglander [3]
1661 William Glascock
1670 Sir Robert Dillington
February 1679 Admiral Sir Robert Holmes
August 1679 John Leigh
1685 Admiral Sir Robert Holmes Sir William Stephens
January 1689 Sir Robert Dillington
June 1689 Edward Dillington
1690 Admiral Sir Robert Holmes
1692 Brigadier Richard Leveson
November 1695 Brigadier The Lord Cutts Sir Robert Cotton
December 1695 Sir Henry Colt
1698 Major-General The Lord Cutts
1699 Henry Greenhill
January 1701 Major-General The Lord Cutts Samuel Shepheard
March 1701 Henry Greenhill
December 1701 Major-General The Lord Cutts Edward Richards
March 1702 Colonel James Stanhope Whig
July 1702 Major-General The Lord Cutts [4] William Stephens
1707 Sir Tristram Dillington
October 1710 Lieutenant-General John Richmond Webb [5] Tory
December 1710 Lieutenant-General William Seymour
1713 General John Richmond Webb Tory
1715 Anthony Morgan [6]
April 1717 Lieutenant-General James Stanhope Whig
July 1717 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Tristram Dillington
1721 Thomas Stanwix
March 1722 Earl of March [7] The Lord Whitworth
October 1722 Colonel Charles Cadogan
1726 George Huxley
January 1727 Sir William Willys
August 1727 William Fortescue
1736 The Viscount Boyne
May 1741 Anthony Chute Monoux Cope
July 1747 Captain Bluett Wallop Thomas Lee Dummer
1749 Ralph Jenison
1758 Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes
1762 William Rawlinson Earle
1765 Thomas Dummer
1768 John Eames Hans Sloane
1773 Hon. John St. John
1774 Sir Richard Worsley
1780 Hon. John St. John
1784 Edward Rushworth Captain the Hon. Hugh Seymour-Conway
1786 Hon. John Townshend
January 1790 George Byng
June 1790 The Viscount Palmerston The Viscount Melbourne
1793 Peniston Lamb
May 1796 Jervoise Clarke Jervoise [8] Edward Rushworth [9]
November 1796 William Hamilton Nisbet Andrew Strahan
1800 Sir George Dallas
1802 John Blackburn Richard Gervas Ker
1806 Isaac Corry Major General Sir John Doyle
1807 The Viscount Palmerston Tory Sir Arthur Wellesley Tory
1809 Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes
1811 Cecil Bisshopp
1812 Richard Worsley-Holmes
1814 John Delgarno
1816 George Watson-Taylor
1818 Charles Duncombe
1825 Hon. John Stuart
1826 George Canning Tory [10] Hon. William Scott Tory [10]
April 1827 Hon. William Lamb [11] Whig
May 1827 Spencer Perceval Tory [10]
1830 Horace Twiss Tory [10]
1831 William Mount Tory [10] James Joseph Hope-Vere Tory [10]
1832 John Heywood Hawkins Whig [10] [12] [13] [14] William Henry Ord Whig [10]
1837 William John Blake Whig [10] [12] [13]
1841 Charles Wykeham Martin Conservative [10] William Hamilton Conservative [10]
1847 Peelite [15] [16] William Plowden Peelite [15] [16]
1852 William Biggs Radical [17] [18] [19] William Nathaniel Massey Radical [18] [19]
February 1857 Robert Kennard Conservative
March 1857 Charles Edward Mangles Whig [20] Charles Buxton Whig [20]
1859 Robert Kennard Conservative Philip Lybbe Powys Conservative
1865 Charles Wykeham Martin Liberal
1868 Representation reduced to one member

MPs 1868–1885

ElectionMemberParty
1868 Charles Wykeham Martin Liberal
1870 Charles Clifford Liberal
1885 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Newport [10] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Spencer Perceval Unopposed
Tory Horace Twiss Unopposed
Registered electors 24
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1831: Newport [10] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory William Mount Unopposed
Tory James Joseph Hope-Vere Unopposed
Registered electors 24
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1832: Newport [10] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John Heywood Hawkins 216 36.4
Whig William Henry Ord 216 36.4
Tory James Willoughby Gordon 16127.2
Majority559.2
Turnout 36586.7
Registered electors 421
Whig gain from Tory
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Newport [10] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Henry Ord 233 26.0 −10.4
Whig John Heywood Hawkins 230 25.6 −10.8
Conservative James Willoughby Gordon 22925.5+11.9
Conservative William Hamilton 20522.9+9.3
Majority10.1−9.1
Turnout c. 449c. 89.7c. +3.0
Registered electors 500
Whig hold Swing −10.5
Whig hold Swing −10.7

Ord was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 April 1835: Newport [10] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig William Henry Ord Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: Newport [10] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Heywood Hawkins 265 26.3 +0.7
Whig William John Blake 263 26.1 +0.1
Conservative Charles Wykeham Martin 24424.2−1.3
Conservative William Hamilton 23623.4+0.5
Majority191.9+1.8
Turnout 50679.9c. −9.8
Registered electors 633
Whig hold Swing +0.6
Whig hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Newport [22] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Wykeham Martin 254 26.4 +2.2
Conservative William Hamilton 252 26.2 +2.8
Whig Thomas Gisborne 22923.8−2.5
Whig William John Blake 22623.5−2.6
Majority232.4N/A
Turnout 48564.7−15.2
Registered electors 750
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +2.4
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +2.7
General election 1847: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Peelite William Plowden 262 26.1 −0.1
Peelite Charles Wykeham Martin 252 25.1 −1.3
Whig William John Blake 25025.0+1.5
Whig Charles Crompton [23] [24] 23823.8—
Majority20.1−2.3
Turnout 501 (est)77.6 (est)+12.9
Registered electors 646
Peelite gain from Conservative Swing −0.4
Peelite gain from Conservative Swing −1.0

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical William Biggs 310 27.4 +2.4
Radical William Nathaniel Massey 306 27.1 +3.3
Peelite Charles Wykeham Martin 25722.7−2.4
Peelite William Plowden 25722.7−3.4
Majority494.4N/A
Turnout 565 (est)79.9 (est)+2.3
Registered electors 707
Radical gain from Peelite Swing +2.7
Radical gain from Peelite Swing +3.1

Biggs resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 11 February 1857: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Kennard 289 54.3 +8.9
Radical Charles Seely [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] 24345.7−8.8
Majority468.6N/A
Turnout 53281.3+1.4
Registered electors 654
Conservative gain from Radical Swing +8.9
General election 1857: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Edward Mangles 305 26.8 −0.6
Whig Charles Buxton 294 25.8 −1.3
Conservative Robert Kennard 28324.8+2.1
Conservative William Anderson Rose [30] 25722.6−0.1
Majority111.0N/A
Turnout 570 (est)87.1 (est)+7.2
Registered electors 654
Whig gain from Radical Swing −0.8
Whig gain from Radical Swing −1.2
General election 1859: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Kennard 319 37.1 +12.3
Conservative Philip Lybbe Powys 312 36.3 +13.7
Liberal Robert Charles [31] 22826.5−26.1
Majority849.8N/A
Turnout 544 (est)84.0 (est)−3.1
Registered electors 647
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.4

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wykeham Martin 309 36.5 +10.0
Conservative Robert Kennard 307 36.3 −0.8
Conservative Auberon Herbert 23027.2−9.1
Majority799.3N/A
Turnout 578 (est)89.8 (est)+5.8
Registered electors 643
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +10.0
Conservative hold Swing −2.9

Seat reduced to one member

General election 1868: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wykeham Martin Unopposed
Registered electors 965
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

Martin's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 23 Nov 1870: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Clifford 437 55.5 N/A
Conservative Henry Martyn Kennard [32] 35144.5New
Majority8611.0N/A
Turnout 78881.7N/A
Registered electors 965
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1874: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Clifford 522 52.4 N/A
Conservative Henry Robert Twyford47547.6N/A
Majority474.8N/A
Turnout 99785.5N/A
Registered electors 1,166
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Newport [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Clifford 618 52.5 +0.1
Conservative Henry Robert Twyford56047.5−0.1
Majority585.0+0.2
Turnout 1,17886.5+1.0
Registered electors 1,362
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Page 25, Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament trust. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Created a baronet as Sir William Oglander, December 1665
  4. ↑ Lieutenant-General from 1703
  5. ↑ Webb was also elected for Ludgershall, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Newport in this Parliament
  6. ↑ Morgan was also a candidate for Yarmouth, but the election result there was disputed. He sat for Newport until the Yarmouth election was decided in his favour, then chose to represent Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament
  7. ↑ March was also elected for Chichester, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
  8. ↑ Jervoise was also elected for Yarmouth, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
  9. ↑ Rushworth was also elected for Yarmouth, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp.  153–156. ISBN   0-900178-13-2.
  11. ↑ Lamb was elected at a by-election for Bletchingley two weeks after his election for Newport. He chose to represent Bletchingley.
  12. 1 2 Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. pp. 137, 175.
  13. 1 2 "John Bull" . 14 August 1837. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 26 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ Dickens, Charles (2015) [1843]. Caswall, Edward (ed.). Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Gentleman and Young Couples. Richmond: Alma Books. p. 196. ISBN   978-1-84749-491-7.
  15. 1 2 "Newport" . Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. 3 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. 1 2 "The Elections" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ↑ Wigley, John (1980). The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Sunday. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 94. ISBN   0-7190-0794-1 . Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Newport Borough Election" . Hampshire Advertiser. 10 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. 1 2 "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette" . 9 July 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. 1 2 "Glasgow Sentinel" . 21 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. 1 2 Salmon, Philip; Spencer, Howard. "Newport I.o.W." The History of Parliament. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 221–222. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
  23. ↑ "The General Election" . Morning Post. 24 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. ↑ "General Election" . London Evening Standard. 30 July 1847. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 26 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ↑ "Election Intelligence" . Kentish Independent. 14 February 1857. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. ↑ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 232. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  27. ↑ Hill, Francis (1974). Victorian Lincoln. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 17, 74. ISBN   0-521-20334-1 . Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  28. ↑ Seely, Bob. "About Bob Seely". Bob Seely MP. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "Pratt to Seely". It's About Lincoln. Angelic Aromas. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  30. ↑ "Newport Election" . Hampshire Advertiser. 4 April 1857. pp. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  31. ↑ "Newport (Isle of Wight)" . Morning Advertiser. 26 April 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  32. ↑ "Press Association Telegrams" . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 2 November 1870. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.

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