Background Information
Constituency business
County
Date Candidate Votes
10 Dec. 1832 SIR G. GREY, Bt (Lib)
1,178
SIR E. CODRINGTON (Lib)
891
G. Leach (Lib)
575
6 Jan. 1835 SIR E. CODRINGTON (Lib)
1,114
SIR G. GREY, Bt (Lib)
956
G.R. Dawson (Con)
764
24 July 1837 SIR E. CODRINGTON (Lib)
SIR G. GREY, Bt (Lib)
1 July 1839 SIR G. GREY, Bt (Lib) Appt of Grey as Judge-Advocate General
1 July 1840 H. TUFNELL (Lib) Resignation of Codrington
974
G.R. Dawson (Con)
750
29 June 1841 H. TUFNELL (Lib)
966
SIR G. GREY, Bt (Lib)
932
G.R. Dawson (Con)
780
1 July 1846 SIR G. GREY, Bt (Lib) Appt of Grey as Secy State Home Dept
29 July 1847 H. TUFNELL (Lib)
1,136
JOHN ROMILLY (Lib)
1,022
J. Sanders (Con)
842
1 July 1848 J. ROMILLY (Lib) Appt of Romilly as Solicitor General
1 July 1850 SIR J. ROMILLY (Lib) Appt of Romilly as Atty General
1 July 1851 SIR J. ROMILLY (Lib) Appt of Romilly as Master of the Rolls
7 July 1852 H. TUFNELL (Lib)
1,079
SIR G.H.F. BERKELEY (Con)
1,056
Sir J. Romilly (Lib)
1,046
Sir J.H. Maxwell, Bt (Con)
1,032
1 July 1854 SIR T.E. PERRY (Lib) Resignation of Tufnell
1,091
Sir J.H. Maxwell, Bt (Con)
689
27 Mar. 1857 SIR T.E. PERRY (Lib)
J. WILSON (Lib)
28 Apr. 1859 J. WILSON (Lib)
1,216
SIR T.E. PERRY (Lib)
1,198
W.B. Ferrand (Con)
1,075
1 July 1859 J. WILSON (Lib) Appt of Wilson as VP of Board of Trade
1 Aug. 1859 SIR M. SEYMOUR (Lib) Resignation of Perry on Appt as a Member of the Council of India
1,096
W.B. Ferrand (Con)
1,047
1 July 1863 W.B. FERRAND (Con) Resignation of Seymour
1,234
Hon. F.W. Grey (Lib)
1,204
1 July 1865 T. BRASSEY (Lib) Resignation of Buller in order to contest Liskeard
1,264
J. Fleming (Con)
1,208
1 July 1866 LORD ELIOT (Lib) Election (1865) declared void on petition
1,275
M. CHAMBERS (Lib)
1,269
H.C. Raikes (Con)
1,216
Hon. R.C.E. Abbot (Con)
1,215