Right of election
in inhabitants paying scot and lot
Background Information
Number of voters: about 150
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan. 1715 | MONTAGUE GARRARD DRAKE | |
| JOHN VERNEY, Visct. Fermanagh | ||
| 10 July 1717 | RALPH VERNEY, Visct. Fermanagh, vice John Verney, Visct. Fermanagh, deceased | |
| 21 Mar. 1722 | MONTAGUE GARRARD DRAKE | |
| RALPH VERNEY, Visct. Fermanagh | ||
| 27 Oct. 1722 | THOMAS CHAPMAN vice Drake, chose to sit for Buckinghamshire | |
| 17 Aug. 1727 | MONTAGUE GARRARD DRAKE | |
| BAPTIST LEVESON GOWER | ||
| 23 Feb. 1728 | THOMAS LUTWYCHE vice Leveson Gower, chose to sit for Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 16 May 1728 | MARMADUKE ALINGTON vice Drake, deceased | 64 |
| Charles Hayes | 34 |
|
| 25 Apr. 1734 | HENRY MARSHALL | 106 |
| THOMAS LUTWYCHE | 81 |
|
| Thomas Bladen | 50 |
|
| 17 Feb. 1735 | THOMAS GORE vice Lutwyche, deceased | |
| Thomas Bladen | ||
| 4 May 1741 | HENRY MARSHALL | |
| THOMAS GORE | ||
| 26 Feb. 1746 | WILLIAM DRAKE vice Gore, appointed to office | |
| 27 June 1747 | WILLIAM DRAKE | |
| SIR HENRY MARSHALL | ||
| 15 Feb. 1754 | ISAAC WHITTINGTON vice Marshall, deceased |
Main Article
Both seats at Amersham were controlled by the Drakes of Shardeloes, one mile from the borough, who as lords of the manor1VCH Bucks. iii. 147. appointed the returning officer, nominating Tories at every election. During the long minority of William Drake, who held one seat for 50 years, single anti-Drake candidates were put up at three elections between 1728 and 1735 but their voting strength was only about half that of the Drake candidates.
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Notes
- 1. VCH Bucks. iii. 147.