East Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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East Kent (formally known as "Kent, Eastern") was a county constituency in Kent in South East England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
| East Kent | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Kent |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | Kent |
| Replaced by | Faversham Ashford Isle of Thanet St Augustine's |
History
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
All three two-member constituencies in Kent were abolished in 1885: East Kent, Mid Kent and West Kent. They were replaced by eight new single-member constituencies:
Boundaries
1832–1885: The Lathes of St. Augustine and Shepway (including the Liberty of Romney Marsh), and the Upper Division of the Lathe of Scray.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | John Pemberton Plumptre | Whig[2][3] | Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt | Tory[2] | ||
| 1834 | Conservative[2] | |||||
| 1835 | Conservative[4][2] | |||||
| 1845 by-election | William Deedes | Conservative | ||||
| February 1852 by-election | Sir Brook Bridges, Bt[n 1] | Conservative | ||||
| July 1852 | Sir Edward Dering, Bt | Peelite[5][6][7] | ||||
| March 1857 | Sir Brook Bridges, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| December 1857 by-election | William Deedes | Conservative | ||||
| 1863 by-election | Sir Edward Dering, Bt | Liberal | ||||
| May 1868 by-election | Edward Leigh Pemberton | Conservative | ||||
| November 1868 | Hon. George Milles[n 2] | Conservative | ||||
| 1875 by-election | Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1876 by-election | William Deedes | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | Aretas Akers-Douglas[n 3] | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
Notes
- Later Baron FitzWalter
- Later Earl Sondes
- Later Viscount Chilston
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Pemberton Plumptre | 3,476 | 36.8 | ||
| Tory | Edward Knatchbull | 3,344 | 35.4 | ||
| Tory | William Richard Cosway | 2,627 | 27.8 | ||
| Whig | William Percy Honeywood Courtenay[9] | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,144 | 87.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,026 | ||||
| Majority | 132 | 1.4 | |||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Majority | 717 | 7.6 | |||
| Tory win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Pemberton Plumptre | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Edward Knatchbull | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,087 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Knatchbull | 3,607 | 40.8 | ||
| Conservative | John Pemberton Plumptre | 3,029 | 34.3 | ||
| Whig | Thomas Rider | 2,205 | 24.9 | ||
| Majority | 824 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,478 | 87.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,293 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Knatchbull | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Pemberton Plumptre | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,553 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Knatchbull was appointed Paymaster General, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Knatchbull | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Knatchbull resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Deedes | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Deedes | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Pemberton Plumptre | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,323 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
Plumptre resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Deedes | 2,480 | 52.0 | N/A | |
| Peelite | Edward Dering | 2,289 | 48.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 191 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,769 | 67.0 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,119 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peelite | Edward Dering | 3,063 | 36.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Deedes | 2,879 | 34.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Brook Bridges | 2,356 | 28.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 707 | 8.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,149 (est) | 58.3 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,119 | ||||
| Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brook Bridges | 2,379 | 33.6 | +5.2 | |
| Peelite | Edward Dering | 2,358 | 33.3 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | William Deedes | 2,216 | 31.3 | −3.4 | |
| Radical | E A Acheson[10][11] | 127 | 1.8 | New | |
| Turnout | 3,540 (est) | 44.3 (est) | −14.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,000 | ||||
| Majority | 21 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
| Majority | 142 | 2.0 | −6.5 | ||
| Peelite hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
Dering resigned due to ill health, causing a by-election.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Deedes | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative gain from Peelite | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brook Bridges | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | William Deedes | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,312 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Peelite | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
Deedes' death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Dering | 2,777 | 50.8 | New | |
| Conservative | Sir Norton Knatchbull, 10th Baronet | 2,690 | 49.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 87 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,467 | 77.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,092 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brook Bridges | 3,208 | 34.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Edward Dering | 3,195 | 34.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sir Norton Knatchbull, 10th Baronet | 2,919 | 31.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 6,259 (est) | 75.9 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,250 | ||||
| Majority | 13 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 276 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Bridges was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord FitzWalter and causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh Pemberton | 3,606 | 53.7 | −12.0 | |
| Liberal | Henry Tufton | 3,109 | 46.3 | +12.0 | |
| Majority | 497 | 7.4 | +7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,715 | 81.4 | +5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,250 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −12.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh Pemberton | 5,231 | 26.7 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | George Milles | 5,104 | 26.0 | −5.3 | |
| Liberal | Henry Tufton | 4,685 | 23.9 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal | Sir John Frederick Croft, 2nd Baronet | 4,579 | 23.4 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 419 | 2.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Majority | 652 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,800 (est) | 74.8 (est) | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,107 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −6.0 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Milles | 5,424 | 35.8 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Edward Leigh Pemberton | 5,405 | 35.7 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal | Henry Tufton | 4,308 | 28.5 | −18.8 | |
| Majority | 1,097 | 7.2 | +5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 9,723 (est) | 77.1 (est) | +2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,605 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Milles succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Sondes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wyndham Knatchbull | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Knatchbull resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Deedes | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Aretas Akers-Douglas | 5,541 | 34.7 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Edward Leigh Pemberton | 5,473 | 34.3 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | Edmund Francis Davis[13] | 4,959 | 31.0 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 514 | 3.3 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 10,500 (est) | 79.7 (est) | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,169 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||