Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tiverton
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Tiverton1983Constituency.svg
Tiverton in Devon 1983-1997
County Devon
1885–1997
SeatsOne
Replaced by Tiverton & Honiton
1621–1885
SeatsTwo
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Tiverton in Devon 1885-1918 1885-1918 Tiverton.png
Tiverton in Devon 1885-1918

Tiverton was a constituency located in Tiverton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP. (Between 1885 and 1918, the constituency was alternatively called Devon, North East.)

Contents

In 1997, it was merged with the neighbouring constituency of Honiton to form the Tiverton and Honiton constituency.

Prime Minister Lord Palmerston was a former MP for the seat.

History

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, and the Sessional Divisions of Cullompton and Wonford.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Bampton and Dawlish, the Rural Districts of Oulmstock and Tiverton, and parts of the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and St Thomas.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Dawlish and Teignmouth, the Rural District of Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Crediton, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, the Rural Districts of Crediton and Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.

1983–1997: The District of Mid Devon wards of Boniface, Bradninch, Cadbury, Canal, Canonsleigh, Castle, Clare, Cullompton Outer, Cullompton Town, Culm, East Creedy, Halberton, Lawrence, Lowman, Newbrooke, Paullet, Sandford, Shuttern, Silverton, Upper Culm, Upper Yeo, Westexe North, Westexe South, Willand, and Yeo, and the District of East Devon wards of Broadclyst, Clystbeare, Clyst Valley, Exe Valley, Ottery St Mary Rural, Ottery St Mary Town, and Tale Vale.

Members of Parliament

Tiverton borough, 1621–1885

YearFirst member [1] First partySecond member [1] Second party
1621–1622 John Bampfield John Davie
1624-March 1625 Sir George Chudleigh Humphrey Were
April–August 1625 Rowland St John John Francis
December 1625 – 1626 John Drake sat for Devon
replaced by Richard Oliver 		Peter Ball
1628–1629 John Bluett
No Parliament summoned 1629-40
April 1640 Peter Sainthill Royalist Peter Ball
November 1640 George Hartnall Royalist
January 1644Sainthill and Hartnall disabled from sitting - both seats vacant
1646 Robert Shapcote John Elford
December 1648Shapcote excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacantElford not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge
1653Tiverton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654 Robert Shapcote Tiverton had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656
January 1659 Francis Warner Sir Coplestone Bampfylde
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Robert Shapcote Thomas Bampfylde
July 1660 Roger Colman
November 1660 Henry Newte
1661 Sir Thomas Carew, Bt Sir Thomas Stucley
1664 Sir Henry Ford
1673 Samuel Foote
1685 Sir Hugh Acland William Colman
1689 Samuel Foote
1690 Thomas Bere
1691 Sir Anthony Keck
1695 Lord Spencer Whig
1702 Robert Burridge
1708 Richard Mervin
1710 [2] Sir Edward Northey John Worth
1715 Thomas Bere
1722 Arthur Arscott
1726 George Deane
1727 Sir William Yonge, Bt [3] Whig
1728 by-election James Nelthorpe
1734 (Sir) Dudley Ryder
July 1747 Sir William Yonge, Bt [3] Whig
December 1747 by-election Henry Conyngham [4]
1754 Sir William Yonge, Bt Whig Henry Pelham
1755 by-election Thomas Ryder
1756 by-election Nathaniel Ryder
1758 by-election Sir Edward Hussey-Montagu
1762 by-election Charles Gore
1768 Sir John Duntze, Bt
1776 by-election John Eardley Wilmot
1784 Hon. Dudley Ryder Tory

[5]

1795 by-election Hon. Richard Ryder Tory [5]
1803 by-election William Fitzhugh Tory [5]
1819 by-election Viscount Sandon Tory [5]
1830 Hon. Granville Ryder Tory [5]
1831 Spencer Perceval Tory [5]
1832 John Heathcoat Whig [6] [7] [5] [8] James Kennedy [9] Radical [5]
1835 by-election The Viscount Palmerston Whig [5]
1859 Hon. George Denman Liberal Liberal
1865 John Walrond, of Bradfield, Uffculme Conservative
1866 by-election Hon. George Denman Liberal
1868 John Heathcoat-Amory Liberal
1872 by-election William Nathaniel Massey Liberal
1881 by-election Viscount Ebrington Liberal
1885 Reduced to one member

County constituency, 1885–1997

ElectionMember [1] Party
1885 Sir William Walrond Conservative
1906 Hon. William Walrond Conservative
1915 by-election Charles Carew Conservative
1922 Herbert Sparkes Conservative
1923 by-election Sir Francis Dyke Acland, Bt Liberal
1924 Gilbert Acland-Troyte Conservative
1945 Derick Heathcoat-Amory Conservative
1960 by-election Robin Maxwell-Hyslop Conservative
1992 Angela Browning Conservative
1997 constituency abolished: see Tiverton & Honiton

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Tiverton (2 seats) [5] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Dudley Ryder Unopposed
Tory Granville Ryder Unopposed
Registered electors 24
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1831: Tiverton (2 seats) [5] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Spencer Perceval (junior) Unopposed
Tory Granville Ryder Unopposed
Registered electors 24
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1832: Tiverton (2 seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John Heathcoat 376 51.1
Radical James Kennedy 265 36.0
Whig Benjamin Wood 557.5
Whig Charles Chichester [12] 405.4
Turnout 40287.0
Registered electors 462
Majority11115.1
Whig gain from Tory
Majority21028.5
Radical gain from Tory

Kennedy's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 May 1833: Tiverton [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical James Kennedy 214 69.3 +33.3
Whig Benjamin Wood 9530.7−33.3
Majority11938.6+10.1
Turnout 30966.9−20.1
Registered electors 462
Radical hold Swing +33.3
General election 1835: Tiverton (2 seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Heathcoat 366 49.1 −2.0
Radical James Kennedy 184 24.7 −11.3
Whig Charles Chichester [12] 13418.0+12.6
Conservative J Langmead628.3New
Turnout c. 373c. 78.9c. −8.1
Registered electors 473
Majority18224.4+9.3
Whig hold Swing +1.8
Majority506.7−21.8
Radical hold Swing −11.0

Kennedy resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1 June 1835: Tiverton [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig gain from Radical
General election 1837: Tiverton (2 seats) [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Heathcoat 323 43.1 −6.0
Whig Viscount Palmerston 246 32.8 +14.8
Conservative Benjamin Bowden Dickinson18024.0+15.7
Majority668.8−15.6
Turnout 42084.3c. +5.4
Registered electors 498
Whig hold Swing −6.9
Whig gain from Radical Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig John Heathcoat Unopposed
Registered electors 478
Whig hold
Whig hold

Palmerston was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 10 July 1846: Tiverton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1847: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Heathcoat 148 53.8 N/A
Whig Viscount Palmerston 127 46.2 N/A
Chartist George Julian Harney 00.0New
Majority12746.2N/A
Turnout 138 (est)30.9 (est)N/A
Registered electors 445
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig John Heathcoat Unopposed
Registered electors 461
Whig hold
Whig hold

Palmerston was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 3 January 1853: Tiverton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig hold

Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1855: Tiverton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1857: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Whig John Heathcoat Unopposed
Registered electors 482
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1859: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Liberal George Denman Unopposed
Registered electors 506
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 June 1859: Tiverton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

Temple was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 March 1861: Tiverton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Viscount Palmerston Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Viscount Palmerston 261 37.4 N/A
Conservative John Walrond [13] 220 31.5 New
Liberal George Denman 21731.1N/A
Majority30.4N/A
Turnout 349 (est)75.1 (est)N/A
Registered electors 465
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Lord Palmerston's death in October 1865 caused a by-election.

By-election, 28 February 1866: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Denman 232 55.5 −13.0
Conservative John Dalrymple-Hay 186 44.5 +13.0
Majority4611.0+10.6
Turnout 41889.9+14.8
Registered electors 465
Liberal hold Swing −13.0
General election 1868: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Denman Unopposed
Liberal John Heathcoat-Amory Unopposed
Registered electors 1,155
Liberal hold
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1870s

Denman resigned after being appointed a Judge of Court of Common Pleas.

By-election, 6 Nov 1872: Tiverton (1 seat) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Nathaniel Massey 577 51.3 N/A
Conservative John Walrond 54748.7New
Majority302.6N/A
Turnout 1,12489.3N/A
Registered electors 1,258
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1874: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Heathcoat-Amory 677 35.4 N/A
Liberal William Nathaniel Massey 629 32.9 N/A
Conservative John Walrond 60531.7N/A
Majority241.2N/A
Turnout 1,258 (est)97.2 (est)N/A
Registered electors 1,294
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tiverton (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Heathcoat-Amory 743 36.6 +1.2
Liberal William Nathaniel Massey 699 34.4 +1.5
Conservative John Walrond [14] 59029.0−2.7
Majority1095.4+4.2
Turnout 1,229 (est)93.1 (est)−4.1
Registered electors 1,320
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Massey's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 15 Nov 1881: Tiverton (1 seat) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hugh Fortescue 705 60.9 −10.1
Conservative Robert Frederick Loosemore [15] 45339.1+10.1
Majority25221.8+16.4
Turnout 1,15882.4−10.7
Registered electors 1,405
Liberal hold Swing −10.1

Representation was reduced to one member.

General election 1885: Tiverton [16] [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond 4,563 56.9 +27.9
Liberal Sydney Stern 3,46043.1−27.9
Majority1,10313.8N/A
Turnout 8,02385.8−7.3 (est)
Registered electors 9,349
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +27.9
General election 1886: Tiverton [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond Unopposed
Conservative hold

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

By-election, 12 Aug 1886: Tiverton [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Tiverton [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond 4,433 58.8 N/A
Liberal John Budd Phear 3,10141.2New
Majority1,33217.6N/A
Turnout 7,53484.0N/A
Registered electors 8,972
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Tiverton [16] [17] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Tiverton [20] [17] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond Unopposed
Conservative hold
By-election, 1902: Tiverton [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walrond Unopposed
Conservative hold
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Reed
General election 1906: Tiverton [17] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Walrond 4,455 52.9 N/A
Liberal William Henry Reed3,97047.1New
Majority4855.8N/A
Turnout 8,42591.1N/A
Registered electors 9,248
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

Walrond Lionel Walrond.jpg
Walrond
General election January 1910: Tiverton [21] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Walrond 4,945 54.4 +1.5
Liberal Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet4,15345.6−1.5
Majority7928.8+3.0
Turnout 9,09894.2+3.1
Registered electors 9,660
Conservative hold Swing +1.5
General election December 1910: Tiverton [21] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Walrond 5,033 59.3 +4.9
Liberal Alfred Trestrail 3,45540.7−4.9
Majority1,57818.6+9.8
Turnout 8,48887.9−6.3
Registered electors 9,660
Conservative hold Swing +4.9

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1915 Tiverton by-election [16] [21] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Charles Carew Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1918: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Charles Carew 9,59857.2−2.1
Liberal Edward Penton 4,82728.7−12.0
Labour Donald B. Fraser 2,37714.1New
Majority4,77128.5+9.9
Turnout 16,80264.8−23.1
Unionist hold Swing +5.0
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

Francis Acland Francis Acland.jpg
Francis Acland
General election 1922: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Herbert Sparkes 10,304 46.9 –10.3
Liberal Francis Dyke Acland 10,23046.5+17.8
Labour Frederick Brown1,4576.6–7.5
Majority740.4–28.1
Turnout 21,99180.1+5.3
Unionist hold Swing –14.0
1923 Tiverton by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Dyke Acland 12,041 49.8 +3.3
Unionist Gilbert Acland-Troyte 11,63948.1+1.2
Independent Labour Frederick Brown4952.0–4.6
Majority4021.7N/A
Turnout 24,17488.1+8.0
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.0

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General election 6 December 1923: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Dyke Acland 12,303 50.0 +3.5
Unionist Gilbert Acland-Troyte 12,30050.0+3.1
Majority30.0N/A
Turnout 24,60387.4+7.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.2
General election 1924: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Gilbert Acland-Troyte 13,601 53.2 +3.2
Liberal Francis Dyke Acland 11,94246.8–3.2
Majority1,6596.4N/A
Turnout 25,54390.2+2.8
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.2
General election 1929: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Gilbert Acland-Troyte 15,423 50.5 –2.7
Liberal Dingle Foot 12,90842.3–4.5
Labour Heyman Wreford Wreford-Glanville2,1997.2New
Majority2,5158.2+1.8
Turnout 30,53086.2–4.0
Unionist hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gilbert Acland-Troyte Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
General election 1935: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gilbert Acland-Troyte Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory 16,919 51.3 N/A
Labour GC Tompson8,63426.2New
Liberal Cyril Harry Blackburn7,41822.5New
Majority8,28525.1N/A
Turnout 32,97174.0N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory 20,606 52.11
Labour Patrick Duffy 12,05530.48
Liberal Cyril Harry Blackburn6,88517.41
Majority8,55121.63
Turnout 46,53684.98
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory 24,532 63.53
Labour Patrick Duffy 14,08436.47
Majority10,44827.06
Turnout 38,61681.26
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory 23,475 64.27
Labour Patrick Duffy 13,05135.73
Majority10,42428.54
Turnout 36,52676.32
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Tiverton [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory 21,714 55.6 −8.7
Labour John Dunwoody 9,83625.2−10.5
Liberal James J Collier7,50419.2New
Majority11,87830.4+1.9
Turnout 39,05480.7+4.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1960 Tiverton by-election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 15,308 45.7 −9.9
Liberal James J Collier12,26836.7+17.5
Labour Raymond F H Dobson5,89517.6−7.6
Majority3,0409.0−21.4
Turnout 33,47168.4−12.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Tiverton [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 19,280 47.3 −8.3
Liberal James J Collier14,05334.5+15.3
Labour John T Mitchard7,39318.2−7.0
Majority5,22712.8−17.6
Turnout 40,72680.1−0.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 20,351 48.57
Labour F Keith Taylor11,32527.03
Liberal Frank J Suter10,22524.40
Majority9,02621.54
Turnout 41,90180.72
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 24,689 55.18
Labour Roy Hewetson10,82324.19
Liberal Frank J Suter9,22920.63
Majority13,86630.99
Turnout 44,74177.01
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 27,164 47.58
Liberal Frank J Suter21,62337.87
Labour Roy Hewetson8,30814.55
Majority5,5419.69
Turnout 57,09582.36
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 25,265 46.68
Liberal Frank J Suter19,91136.79
Labour M Phillips8,94616.53
Majority5,3549.89
Turnout 54,12277.45
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Tiverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 33,444 56.74
Liberal David J Morrish17,21529.21
Labour AWF Cook8,28114.05
Majority16,22927.53
Turnout 58,94079.25
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Tiverton [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 27,101 54.78
Liberal David J Morrish19,21538.84
Labour David A Gorbutt3,1546.38
Majority7,88615.94
Turnout 49,47077.51
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Tiverton [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 29,875 54.95
Liberal David Morrish20,66338.00
Labour Jean Northam3,4006.25
IndependentWilliam Jones4340.80New
Majority9,21216.95
Turnout 54,37279.71
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Tiverton [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Browning 30,376 51.5 ―3.4
Liberal Democrats David N Cox19,28732.7―5.3
Labour SC Gibb5,95010.1+3.9
Liberal David J Morrish2,2253.8New
Green Peter Foggitt1,0071.7New
Natural Law BC Rhodes960.2New
Majority11,08918.8+1.9
Turnout 58,94183.3+3.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.9

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  2. ↑ At the general election of 1710, three candidates - Thomas Bere, Richard Mervin and John Worth - all received an equal number of votes and the returning officer made a double return. The House of Commons resolved on 1 December 1710 that the election was void, and a new poll was held at which Worth and Sir Edward Northey were elected (Bere having in the interim been appointed a Commissioner of the Victualling Office).
  3. 1 2 Yonge was also elected for Honiton, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Tiverton in this Parliament
  4. ↑ Created The Lord Mountcharles (in the peerage of Ireland), September 1753
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp.  77–79. ISBN   0-900178-13-2.
  6. ↑ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 181. Retrieved 15 July 2018– via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 17. J. Fraser. 1838. p. 387. Retrieved 15 July 2018– via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 115. Retrieved 21 December 2018– via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Kennedy's election in 1832 was declared void "due to lack of qualification". A by-election was held on 4 May 1833, when he was re-elected
  10. 1 2 Jenkins, Terry. "Tiverton". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
  12. 1 2 "Papers of Sir Charles and Lady Mary Chichester" (PDF). Hull History Centre. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "The General Election" . Huddersfield Chronicle. 29 July 1865. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "The General Election" . London Evening Standard . 31 March 1880. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 12 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "Tiverton" . Western Times. 15 November 1881. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 12 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 260. ISBN   9781349022984.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  18. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  19. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
  21. 1 2 3 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  22. 1 2 3 British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; F W S Craig, Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  23. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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  26. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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