South Devon | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Devon |
1832–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Created from | Devon |
Replaced by | Totnes Tavistock |
South Devon, formerly known as the Southern Division of Devon, was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Devon in England. From 1832 to 1885 it returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[1] It will be formed from the current seat of Totnes, with only minor changes to its boundaries.
Boundaries
In 1832 the county of Devon, in south western England, was divided for Parliamentary purposes between this constituency and North Devon. In 1868 the Devon county constituencies were re-arranged into North, South and East Devon divisions. Each of these divisions returned two members of Parliament.
In 1885 the three constituencies were again redrawn, so that Devon was represented by eight single member County constituencies (there were also three borough constituencies, two of which returned two members and the third one member). The county was split between the new smaller constituencies of Ashburton (alternatively the Mid Division), Barnstaple (the North-Western Division), Honiton (the Eastern Division), South Molton (the Northern Division), Tavistock (the Western Division), Tiverton (the North-Eastern Division), Torquay and Totnes (the Southern Division). The constituencies in this redistribution are normally referred to by the distinctive place name rather than the alternative compass point designation, so the South Devon division is considered to have been abolished in 1885.
1832–1868: The Hundreds of Axminster, Clyston, Colyton, Ottery St. Mary, East Budleigh, Lifton, Exminster, Teignbridge, Haytor, Coleridge, Stanborough, Ermington, Plympton, Roborough, and Tavistock, and Exeter Castle, and the parts of the hundred of Wonford that are not included in the city of Exeter.[2]
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Black Torrington, Ermington, Lifton, Plympton, Roborough, Stanborough and Coleridge, and Tavistock.[3]
Members of Parliament
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1832 | Lord John Russell | Whig[4][5] | John Crocker Bulteel | Whig[4][5] | ||
1835 | Sir John Yarde-Buller, Bt | Conservative | ||||
May 1835 by-election | Montague Parker | Conservative | ||||
1841 | Lord Courtenay | Conservative | ||||
1849 by-election | Sir Ralph Lopes, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1854 by-election | Sir Lawrence Palk, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1858 by-election | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | Conservative | ||||
1868 | Sir Massey Lopes, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1873 by-election | John Carpenter Garnier | Conservative | ||||
1884 by-election | John Tremayne | Conservative | ||||
1885 | Constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | John Russell | 3,782 | 35.4 | ||
Whig | John Crocker Bulteel | 3,684 | 34.5 | ||
Tory | John Yarde-Buller | 3,217 | 30.1 | ||
Majority | 467 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,660 | 89.4 | |||
Registered electors | 7,453 | ||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | John Russell | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | John Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,160 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Russell was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Montagu Parker | 3,755 | 54.6 | ||
Whig | John Russell | 3,128 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 627 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,883 | 84.4 | |||
Registered electors | 8,160 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | John Yarde-Buller | 4,974 | 37.1 | ||
Conservative | Montagu Parker | 4,671 | 34.9 | ||
Whig | John Crocker Bulteel | 3,744 | 28.0 | ||
Majority | 927 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 8,449 | 78.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,775 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Courtenay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 10,783 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Courtenay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 10,411 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Courtenay resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ralph Lopes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Ralph Lopes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,569 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Lopes' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lawrence Palk | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Lawrence Palk | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,625 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Buller was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Churston and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Lawrence Palk | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,466 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Lawrence Palk | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,592 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Massey Lopes | 3,234 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | 3,233 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Russell | 2,694 | 29.4 | New | |
Majority | 539 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,928 (est) | 73.7 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,047 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
Kekewich's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Carpenter Garnier | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Carpenter Garnier | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Massey Lopes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,350 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Lopes was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Massey Lopes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Carpenter Garnier | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Massey Lopes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,982 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Garnier resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Tremayne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). London. 1867. pp. 1165–1198. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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