Ashburton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ashburton (also known as Mid Devon) was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament at Westminster, for the Parliaments of 1295 and 1407,[1][2] and regularly from 1640 until it was abolished for the 1868 general election. It was one of three Devon borough constituencies newly enfranchised (or re-enfranchised after a gap of centuries) in the Long Parliament. It returned two Members of Parliament until the 1832 general election when the number was reduced to one MP.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

From the 1885 general election Ashburton was revived as a county division of Devon. It returned one member until it was abolished from the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

1885-1918

The Sessional Divisions of Crockernwell and Teignbridge.[10]

Members of Parliament

Ashburton borough 1398–1868

  • 1407 Richard Hurston, Walter Denys[2]

Ashburton re-enfranchised by Parliament in Nov 1640

MPs 1640–1832

Election First member First party Second member Second party
November 1640 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir John Northcote Parliamentarian style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir Edmund Fowell Parliamentarian
December 1648 Northcote and Fowell excluded in Pride's Purge – both seats vacant
1653 Ashburton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
January 1659 Thomas Reynell John Fowell
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Sir William Courtenay John Fowell[11]
1661 Sir George Sondes
1677 William Stawell Rawlin Mallock
February 1679 Thomas Reynell
September 1679 Richard Duke of Otterton
1681 William Stawell
1685 Edward Yarde
1689 Sir Walter Yonge Thomas Reynell
1690 William Stawell Sir Richard Reynell
1695 Richard Duke of Otterton
1701 Sir Thomas Lear
1702 Richard Reynell
1705 Gilbert Yarde
January 1708 rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Roger Tuckfield Whig
May 1708 Robert Balle
1710[12] Richard Lloyd
March 1711 Richard Reynell George Courtenay[13]
March 1711 Andrew Quick
1713 rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Roger Tuckfield Whig
1734 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir William Yonge[14] Whig
1735 Thomas Bladen
1739 Joseph Taylor
1741 John Harris John Arscott
1754 The Viscount Midleton
1761 Hon. Thomas Walpole
1767 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Palk Tory[15]
1768 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Laurence Sulivan Tory[15] rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Charles Boone Tory[15]
1774 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Palk[16] Tory[15]
1784 rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Mackreth[17] Tory[15]
1787 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Lawrence Palk[18] Tory[15]
1796 rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Walter Palk Tory[15]
1802 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir Hugh Inglis Tory[15]
1806 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Hon. Gilbert Elliot Tory[15]
1807 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Lord Charles Bentinck Tory[15]
1811 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | John Sullivan Tory[15]
1812 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Richard Preston Tory[15]
1818 rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk Tory[15] style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Sir John Copley Tory[15]
1826 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | William Sturges Bourne Tory[15]
1830 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Charles Arbuthnot Tory[15]
February 1831 rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | William Stephen Poyntz Whig[15][19]
May 1831 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Torrens Whig[15][20]
1832 Representation reduced to one Member

MPs 1832–1868

Election Member Party
1832 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | William Stephen Poyntz Whig[15][19]
1835 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Charles Lushington Whig[15][21][22]
1841 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | William Jardine Whig[15][23][24]
1843 by-election style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | James Matheson[25] Whig[15][26][27]
1847 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Thomas Matheson Whig[28]
1852 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | George Moffatt Radical[29][30]
1859 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | John Harvey Astell Conservative
1865 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Jardine Liberal
1868 Constituency abolished

Mid or Ashburton division of Devon 1885–1918

Election Member Party
1885 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Charles Seale-Hayne Liberal
1904 by-election style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Harry Eve Liberal
1908 by-election style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Ernest Morrison-Bell Liberal Unionist
January 1910 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Charles Buxton Liberal
December 1910 style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Ernest Morrison-Bell Conservative
1918 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Ashburton[31][15][32]
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Arbuthnot resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

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By-election, 25 February 1831: Ashburton[31][15][32]
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General election 1831: Ashburton[31][15][32]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Torrens Template:Replace 29.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lawrence Vaughan Palk 41 25.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 6 3.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 81 (est) 80.2 (est) Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1832: Ashburton[31][15]
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General election 1835: Ashburton[31][15]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". John Horsley Palmer[33] 71 44.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 18 11.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 160 84.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1837: Ashburton[31][15]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". William John Utten Browne[34] 87 47.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11 6.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 185 81.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Ashburton[31]
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Jardine's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 8 March 1843: Ashburton[31]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". John Horsley Palmer[35] 96 40.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 45 19.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 237 87.8 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1847: Ashburton[31]
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Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: Ashburton[31]
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General election 1857: Ashburton[31]
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General election 1859: Ashburton[31]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". George Moffatt 90 49.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1 0.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 181 92.3 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Ashburton[31]
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Elections in the 1880s

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Seale-Hayne
General election 1885: Ashburton[36][37][10]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". William James Harris 3,182 41.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,251 16.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 7,615 81.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 9,300 Script error: No such module "String".
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Martin
General election 1886: Ashburton[36][37]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Martin 3,007 46.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 406 6.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 6,420 69.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 9,300 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Ashburton[36][37][38]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Seale-Hayne Template:Replace 54.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Robert Collins 3,650 45.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 711 8.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,011 85.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 9,392 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1895: Ashburton[36][37][39]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Political party". John A Nix 3,976 47.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 4,004 4.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,356 85.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 9,726 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Ashburton[36][37][39]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". John A Nix 3,716 45.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 771 9.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,203 83.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 9,777 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.3

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Eve
1904 Ashburton by-election[36][37]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Harry Eve Template:Replace 58.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Harrison 3,558 41.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,476 17.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,592 85.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 10,097 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +3.9

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General election 1906: Ashburton[36][37]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Harry Eve Template:Replace 57.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Morrison-Bell 3,790 42.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,289 14.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 8,869 85.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 10,429 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.6

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1908 Ashburton by-election[36]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Morrison-Bell Template:Replace 52.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Buxton 4,632 47.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 559 5.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 9,823 89.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors 10,976 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1910s

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Buxton
General election January 1910: Ashburton[36][40]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Buxton Template:Replace 51.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Morrison-Bell 5,421 48.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 247 2.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 11,089 92.6 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election December 1910: Ashburton[36][40]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Buxton 5,225 48.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 354 3.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 10,804 90.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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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;

References

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  10. ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  11. ↑ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet, 1674
  12. ↑ At the election of 1710, Lloyd and Tuckfield were returned but on petition both were found not to have been duly elected (in a dispute over the franchise), and Reynell and Courtenay were declared elected in their place
  13. ↑ Courtenay had also been elected for Newport (Cornwall), which he chose to represent; on his being declared duly elected for Ashburton a new writ for a by-election was immediately issued, and Courtenay never sat for Ashburton
  14. ↑ Yonge was also elected for Honiton, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Ashburton
  15. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Created a baronet, May 1782
  17. ↑ Knighted, May 1795
  18. ↑ Palk was re-elected in 1796 but was also elected for Devon, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Ashburton again
  19. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  25. ↑ Created a baronet, 1850
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  31. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  35. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  36. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  37. ↑ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  38. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
  39. ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  40. ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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  • British History Online – list of speakers in the Parliaments of 1656 and 1658-9
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