East Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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East Dorset is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was formally known as the Eastern Division of Dorset. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by one Knight of the Shire.
| East Dorset | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dorset, Wareham and Poole |
| Replaced by | Poole and North Dorset |
History
Before 1885 the historic county of Dorset, in south-west England, was an undivided three-seat county constituency - see the article on the Dorset constituency. In 1885 the county was divided for Parliamentary purposes into four single-member county constituencies: this constituency, North Dorset, South Dorset and West Dorset (no borough constituencies were created in Dorset in the 1885 redistribution). Each of these divisions comprised roughly a quarter of the area of the county and returned one Member of Parliament.
In the 1918 redistribution, the four Dorset constituencies were retained, but their boundaries were redrawn. East Dorset was reduced in area to about half its former size, with the northern part of the pre-1918 seat being transferred to North Dorset and the southern part to South Dorset.
In the 1950 redistribution, this constituency disappeared. A new borough constituency of Poole was created. Wimborne Minster Urban District and the part of Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District previously in the abolished seat were transferred to the redrawn North Dorset.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Poole, the Sessional Division of Wimborne, and part of the Sessional Division of Wareham.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Poole, the Urban District of Wimborne Minster, the Rural District of Poole, and part of the Rural District of Wimborne and Cranborne.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Pascoe Glyn | Liberal | Younger son of Lord Wolverton | |
| 1886 | George Hawkesworth Bond | Conservative | Died in 1891 | |
| 1891 by-election | Hon. Humphrey Sturt | Conservative | Succeeded as 2nd Baron Alington in 1904 | |
| 1900 | ||||
| 1904 by-election | Charles Henry Lyell | Liberal | MP for Edinburgh South from April 1910 | |
| January 1910 | Hon. Frederick Guest | Liberal | Unseated on petition in May 1910 | |
| June 1910 by-election | Henry Guest | Liberal | MP for Pembroke & Haverfordwest from Dec 1910 | |
| December 1910 | Frederick Guest | Liberal | ||
| 1916 | Coalition Liberal | Coalition Liberal Chief Whip 1917–1921 | ||
| 1922 | National Liberal | Secretary of State for Air 1921–1922 | ||
| 1922 | Gordon Hall Caine | Independent Conservative | Took Conservative Whip January 1923 | |
| 1923 | Conservative | |||
| 1929 | Alec Glassey | Liberal | ||
| 1931 | Liberal National | |||
| 1931 | Gordon Hall Caine | Conservative | ||
| 1945 | Mervyn Wheatley | Conservative | ||
| 1950 | constituency abolished | |||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pascoe Glyn | 4,543 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | George Hawkesworth Bond | 3,846 | 45.8 | ||
| Majority | 697 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 8,389 | 86.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,758 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Hawkesworth Bond | 4,317 | 54.1 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal | Pascoe Glyn | 3,662 | 45.9 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 655 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,979 | 81.8 | −4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,758 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Bond's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Humphrey Sturt | 4,421 | 52.0 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal | Pascoe Glyn | 4,074 | 48.0 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 347 | 4.0 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 8,495 | 83.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,175 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Humphrey Sturt | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Humphrey Sturt | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Humphrey Sturt | 4,776 | 50.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Arthur Acland Allen | 4,680 | 49.5 | New | |
| Majority | 96 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,456 | 81.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,616 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Lyell | 5,929 | 53.7 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Charles Van Raalte | 5,109 | 46.3 | −4.2 | |
| Majority | 820 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,038 | 87.0 | +5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,686 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Lyell | 6,104 | 50.1 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Charles Van Raalte | 6,083 | 49.9 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 21 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 12,187 | 89.9 | +8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,557 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Guest | 6,957 | 51.6 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | John Nicholson | 6,531 | 48.4 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 426 | 3.2 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 13,488 | 91.2 | +1.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Guest | 6,967 | 52.2 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | John Nicholson | 6,375 | 47.8 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 592 | 4.4 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 13,342 | 90.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Guest | 6,811 | 52.1 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Maurice George Carr Glyn | 6,266 | 47.9 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 545 | 4.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 13,077 | 88.4 | −1.8 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Guest | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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 from 1914 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Frederick Guest
- Unionist:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Frederick Guest | 11,944 | 73.4 | +21.3 |
| Labour | Alfred Smith | 4,321 | 26.6 | New | |
| Majority | 7,623 | 46.8 | +42.6 | ||
| Turnout | 16,265 | 54.2 | −34.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,988 | ||||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Frederick Guest | Unopposed | |||
| National Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Unionist | Gordon Hall Caine | 12,513 | 49.1 | New | |
| Labour | Frederick Jesse Hopkins | 6,914 | 27.1 | +0.5 | |
| National Liberal | Frederick Guest | 6,062 | 23.8 | −49.6 | |
| Majority | 5,599 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,489 | 80.2 | +26.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,797 | ||||
| Ind. Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Gordon Hall Caine | 12,480 | 48.5 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | Richard Evan Williams Kirby | 7,535 | 29.2 | +5.4 | |
| Labour | Frederick Jesse Hopkins | 5,760 | 22.3 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 4,945 | 19.3 | −−2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 25,775 | 78.5 | −1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,828 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Gordon Hall Caine | 14,479 | 52.6 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal | Alec Glassey | 8,828 | 32.1 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Edward Joseph Stocker | 4,205 | 15.3 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 5,651 | 20.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 27,512 | 80.3 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,249 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alec Glassey | 17,810 | 42.2 | +10.1 | |
| Unionist | Gordon Hall Caine | 17,533 | 41.6 | −11.0 | |
| Labour | Edward Joseph Stocker | 6,819 | 16.2 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 277 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,162 | 81.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,756 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.6 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gordon Hall Caine | 20,711 | 44.5 | +2.9 | |
| National Liberal | Alec Glassey | 18,801 | 40.4 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Edward Joseph Stocker | 7,009 | 15.1 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,910 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,521 | 82.6 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gordon Hall Caine | 25,520 | 53.5 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal | Frank Raffety | 11,349 | 23.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Edward Joseph Stocker | 10,822 | 22.7 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 14,171 | 29.7 | +25.6 | ||
| Turnout | 47,691 | 74.4 | −8.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Mervyn Wheatley
- Liberal: David Hutton
- Labour: Hugh Ross Williamson
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mervyn Wheatley | 26,561 | 43.8 | −9.7 | |
| Labour | Charles Fletcher-Cooke | 25,093 | 41.4 | +18.7 | |
| Liberal | John Arthur Hugh Mander | 8,975 | 14.8 | −9.0 | |
| Majority | 1,468 | 2.4 | −27.3 | ||
| Turnout | 60,629 | 75.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||