Tunbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tunbridge
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created from Mid Kent

Tunbridge was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, centred on the town of Tonbridge. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was replaced by the new Tonbridge constituency.

Boundaries

The Sessional Divisions of Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells, and part of the Sessional Division of Malling.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Robert Norton Conservative
1892 Arthur Griffith-Boscawen Conservative
1906 Alfred Paget Hedges Liberal
1910 Herbert Spender-Clay Conservative
1918 constituency abolished: see Tonbridge

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Verney 1898 Frederick Verney.jpg
Verney
General election 1885: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Norton 4,533 51.8
Liberal Frederick Verney 4,21048.2
Majority3233.6
Turnout 8,74381.7
Registered electors 10,703
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Norton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

Frederick Pavy Frederick William Pavy.jpg
Frederick Pavy
General election 1892: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 4,821 55.4 N/A
Liberal Frederick William Pavy 3,88844.6New
Majority93310.8N/A
Turnout 8,70969.7N/A
Registered electors 12,494
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Griffith-Boscawen Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

Griffith-Boscawen Arthur Griffith-Boscawen Westminster1899.jpg
Griffith-Boscawen
General election 1900: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 5,576 61.5 N/A
Liberal C Cory3,49438.5New
Majority2,08223.0N/A
Turnout 9,07067.1N/A
Registered electors 13,519
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Alfred Hedges Alfred Paget Hedges.jpg
Alfred Hedges
General election 1906: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Paget Hedges 7,170 54.9 +16.4
Conservative Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 5,88745.1−16.4
Majority1,2839.8N/A
Turnout 13,05784.2+17.1
Registered electors 15,500
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.4

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Spender-Clay 9,240 60.5 +15.4
Liberal Alfred Paget Hedges 6,03039.5-15.4
Majority3,21021.0N/A
Turnout 15,27089.2+5.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.4
General election December 1910: Tunbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Spender-Clay 8,286 57.4 -3.1
Liberal Alfred Paget Hedges 6,15942.6+3.1
Majority2,12714.8-6.2
Turnout 14,44584.4-4.8
Conservative hold Swing

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 309. ISBN   9781349022984.
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