Background Information
Constituency business
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec. 1832 | J.P. PLUMPTRE (Lib) | 3,476 |
| SIR E. KNATCHBULL, Bt. (Con) | 3,344 |
|
| Sir W.R. Cosway (Lib) | 2,627 |
|
| Sir W.P.H. Courtenay (Lib) | 4 |
|
| 6 Jan. 1835 | SIR E. KNATCHBULL, Bt. (Con) | |
| J.P. PLUMPTRE (Con) | ||
| 24 July 1837 | SIR E. KNATCHBULL, Bt. (Con) | 3,607 |
| J.P. PLUMPTRE (Con) | 3,029 |
|
| T. Rider (Lib) | 2,205 |
|
| 29 June 1841 | SIR E. KNATCHBULL, Bt. (Con) | |
| J.P. PLUMPTRE (Con) | ||
| 1 July 1845 | W. DEEDES (Con) Resignation of Knatchbull | |
| 29 July 1847 | W. DEEDES (Con) | |
| J.P. PLUMPTRE (Con) | ||
| 1 July 1852 | SIR B.W. BRIDGES, Bt. (Con) Resignation of Plumptre | 2,480 |
| Sir E.C. Dering, Bt. (Lib) | 2,289 |
|
| 27 Mar. 1857 | SIR B.W. BRIDGES, Bt. (Con) | 2,379 |
| SIR E.C. DERING, Bt. (Lib) | 2,358 |
|
| W. Deedes (Con) | 2,216 |
|
| E.A. Acheson (Lib) | 127 |
|
| 1 July 1857 | W. DEEDES (Con) Resignation of Dering | |
| 28 Apr. 1859 | SIR B.W. BRIDGES, Bt. (Con) | |
| W. DEEDES (Con) | ||
| 1 July 1863 | SIR E.C. DERING, Bt. (Lib) Death of Deedes | 2,777 |
| Sir N.J. Knatchbull, Bt. (Con) | 2,690 |
|
| 11 July 1865 | SIR B.W. BRIDGES, Bt. (Con) | 3,208 |
| SIR E.C. DERING, Bt. (Lib) | 3,195 |
|
| Sir N.J. Knatchbull, Bt. (Con) | 2,919 |
|
| 1 July 1868 | E.L. PEMBERTON (Con) Elevation of Bridges to peerage: Lord Fitzwalter | 3,606 |
| H.J. Tufton (Lib) | 3,109 |
Volume
