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West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) 
Summary
West Sussex (formally the Western 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.
| West Sussex | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Created from | Sussex |
| Replaced by | Chichester Horsham Lewes |
It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1885 general election.
Boundaries edit
1832–1885: The Rapes of Arundel, Bramber and Chichester.[1]
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Lord John Lennox | Whig[2][3] | The Earl of Surrey | Whig[2][3] | ||
| 1841 | The Earl of March | Conservative[2] | Charles Wyndham | Conservative[2] | ||
| 1847 | Richard Prime | Conservative | ||||
| 1854 by-election | Henry Wyndham | Conservative | ||||
| 1860 by-election | Walter Barttelot | Conservative | ||||
| 1869 by-election | The Earl of March | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
Election results edit
Elections in the 1830s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Henry Howard | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,365 | ||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Henry Howard | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,408 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Lennox | 1,291 | 35.8 | ||
| Whig | Henry Howard | 1,267 | 35.1 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Wyndham | 1,049 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,202 | 69.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,152 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,618 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
Wyndham resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Prime | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Richard Prime | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,488 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Richard Prime | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,257 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Prime resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Henry Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,941 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Gordon-Lennox was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Henry Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,853 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s edit
Gordon-Lennox succeeded to the peerage, becoming 6th Duke of Richmond and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Barttelot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Barttelot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Henry Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,607 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Barttelot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Henry Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,672 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wyndham succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Leconfield and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Barttelot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,865 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Barttelot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,886 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 75. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. pp. 112, 167. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 472–473. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 472. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.