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12 December 1832		402/462	87.01
John Heathcoat	Whig	376	93.53
James Kennedy	Radical	265	65.92
Benjamin Wood	Whig	55	13.68
Charles Chichester	Whig	40	9.95
Majority		210	52.24

13 May 1833 Petition - James Kennedy unseated.

25 May 1833		309/462	66.88
James Kennedy	Radical	214	69.26
Benjamin Wood	Whig	95	30.74
Majority		119	38.51

10 January 1835		373/473	78.86
John Heathcoat	Whig	366	98.12
James Kennedy	Radical	184	49.33
Charles Chichester	Whig	134	35.92
J Langmead	Conservative Party	62	16.62
Majority		50	13.40

May 1835 Resignation of James Kennedy. (Chiltern Hundreds)

1 June 1835
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

26 July 1837		420/498	84.34
John Heathcoat	Whig	323	76.90
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	246	58.57
Benjamin Bowden Dickinson	Conservative Party	180	42.86
Majority		66	15.71

28 June 1841		478
John Heathcoat	Whig	Unopposed
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

6 July 1846 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

10 July 1846
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

31 July 1847		148/445	33.26
John Heathcoat	Whig	148	100.00
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	127	85.81
George Julian Harney	Chartist
Majority		127	85.81

July 1847 After a show of hands, Lord Palmerston demanded a poll, upon which George Harney withdrew.

7 July 1852		461
John Heathcoat	Whig	Unopposed
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

28 December 1852 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Secretary of State for the Home Department.

3 January 1853
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

6 February 1855 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

12 February 1855
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

27 March 1857		482
John Heathcoat	Whig	Unopposed
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Whig	Unopposed

29 April 1859		506
Hon George Denman	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Liberal Party	Unopposed

12 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

27 June 1859
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Liberal Party	Unopposed

1861 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Constable of Dover Castle and Warden Keeper of the Cinque Ports.

28 March 1861
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Liberal Party	Unopposed

13 July 1865		349/465	75.05
Rt Hon Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston	Liberal Party	261	74.79
John Walrond Walrond	Conservative Party	220	63.04
Hon George Denman	Liberal Party	217	62.18
Majority		3	0.86

18 October 1865 Death of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston.

28 February 1866		418/465	89.89
Hon George Denman	Liberal Party	232	55.50
Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bt	Conservative Party	186	44.50
Majority		46	11.00

1866 Petition - withdrawn.

16 November 1868		1,155
John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Hon George Denman	Liberal Party	Unopposed

1872 Resignation of Hon George Denman on appointment as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

6 November 1872		1,124/1,258	89.35
William Nathaniel Massey	Liberal Party	577	51.33
John Walrond Walrond	Conservative Party	547	48.67
Majority		30	2.67

31 January 1874		1,258/1,294	97.22
John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory	Liberal Party	677	53.82
William Nathaniel Massey	Liberal Party	629	50.00
John Walrond Walrond	Conservative Party	605	48.09
Majority		24	1.91

1 April 1880		1,229/1,320	93.11
Sir John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory, Bt	Liberal Party	743	60.46
William Nathaniel Massey	Liberal Party	699	56.88
John Walrond Walrond	Conservative Party	590	48.01
Majority		109	8.87

25 October 1881 Death of William Massey.

15 November 1881		1,158/1,405	82.42
Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington	Liberal Party	705	60.88
Robert Frederick Loosemore	Conservative Party	453	39.12
Majority		252	21.76

28 November 1885		8,023/9,349	85.82
William Hood Walrond	Conservative Party	4,563	56.87
Sydney James Stern	Liberal Party	3,460	43.13
Majority		1,103	13.75

6 July 1886		9,349
William Hood Walrond	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1886 Resignation of William Walrond on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

12 August 1886		9,349
William Hood Walrond	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1892		7,534/8,972	83.97
Sir William Hood Walrond, Bt	Conservative Party	4,433	58.84
Sir John Budd Phear	Liberal Party	3,101	41.16
Majority		1,332	17.68

13 July 1895		9,203
Sir William Hood Walrond, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1 October 1900
Rt Hon Sir William Hood Walrond, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1902 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir William Walrond, Bt on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

14 August 1902
Rt Hon Sir William Hood Walrond, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 January 1906		8,425/9,248	91.10
Hon William Lionel Charles Walrond	Conservative Party	4,455	52.88
William Henry Reed	Liberal Party	3,970	47.12
Majority		485	5.76

19 January 1910		9,098/9,660	94.18
Hon William Lionel Charles Walrond	Conservative Party	4,945	54.35
Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory	Liberal Party	4,153	45.65
Majority		792	8.71

7 December 1910		8,488/9,660	87.87
Hon William Lionel Charles Walrond	Conservative Party	5,033	59.30
Alfred Ernest Yates Trestrail	Liberal Party	3,455	40.70
Majority		1,578	18.59

2 November 1915 Death of Hon William Walrond.

30 November 1915
Charles Robert Sydenham Carew	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		16,802/25,925	64.81
Charles Robert Sydenham Carew	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,598	57.12
Sir Edward Penton	Liberal Party	4,827	28.73
Rev Donald Beaton Fraser	Labour Party	2,377	14.15
Majority		4,771	28.40

15 November 1922		21,991/27,452	80.11
Herbert Weston Sheppard Sparkes	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,304	46.86
Rt Hon Francis Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	10,230	46.52
Frederick Brown	Labour Party	1,457	6.63
Majority		74	0.34

22 May 1923 Death of Herbert Sparkes.

21 June 1923		24,174/27,452	88.06
Rt Hon Francis Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	12,041	49.81
Gilbert John Acland-Troyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,638	48.14
Frederick Brown	Independent Labour	495	2.05
Majority		403	1.67

6 December 1923		24,603/28,151	87.40
Rt Hon Francis Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	12,303	50.01
Gilbert John Acland-Troyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,300	49.99
Majority		3	0.01

29 October 1924		25,543/28,331	90.16
Gilbert John Acland-Troyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,601	53.25
Rt Hon Francis Dyke Acland	Liberal Party	11,942	46.75
Majority		1,659	6.49

30 May 1929		30,530/35,436	86.16
Gilbert John Acland-Troyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,423	50.52
Dingle Mackintosh Foot	Liberal Party	12,908	42.28
Heyman Wreford Wreford-Glanvill	Labour Party	2,199	7.20
Majority		2,515	8.24

27 October 1931		36,587
Gilbert John Acland-Troyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		38,179
Gilbert John Acland-Troyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		32,971/44,557	74.00
Derick Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,919	51.31
Gordon Charles Tompson	Labour Party	8,634	26.19
Cyril Harry Blackburn	Liberal Party	7,418	22.50
Majority		8,285	25.13

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		39,546/46,536	84.98
Derick Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,606	52.11
Albert Edward Patrick Duffy	Labour Party	12,055	30.48
Cyril Harry Blackburn	Liberal Party	6,885	17.41
Majority		8,551	21.62

25 October 1951		38,616/47,522	81.26
Derick Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,532	63.53
Albert Edward Patrick Duffy	Labour Party	14,084	36.47
Majority		10,448	27.06

26 May 1955		36,526/47,858	76.32
Derick Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,475	64.27
Albert Edward Patrick Duffy	Labour Party	13,051	35.73
Majority		10,424	28.54

8 October 1959		39,054/48,416	80.66
Rt Hon Derick Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,714	55.60
Dr John Elliot Orr Dunwoody	Labour Party	9,836	25.19
James Jewell Collier	Liberal Party	7,504	19.21
Majority		11,878	30.41

1 September 1960 Elevation of Rt Hon Derick Heathcoat-Amory to the Peerage - Viscount Amory.

16 November 1960		33,471/48,956	68.37
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,308	45.74
James Jewell Collier	Liberal Party	12,268	36.65
Raymond Francis Harvey Dobson	Labour Party	5,895	17.61
Majority		3,040	9.08

15 October 1964		40,730/50,854	80.09
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,280	47.34
James Jewell Collier	Liberal Party	14,053	34.50
John Thomas Mitchard	Labour Party	7,397	18.16
Majority		5,227	12.83

31 March 1966		41,901/51,907	80.72
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,351	48.57
Frederick Keith Taylor	Labour Party	11,325	27.03
Franklyn James Suter	Liberal Party	10,225	24.40
Majority		9,026	21.54

18 June 1970		44,741/58,081	77.03
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,689	55.18
Royston Hewetson	Labour Party	10,823	24.19
Franklyn James Suter	Liberal Party	9,229	20.63
Majority		13,866	30.99

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		57,095/69,347	82.33
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,164	47.58
Franklyn James Suter	Liberal Party	21,623	37.87
Royston Hewetson	Labour Party	8,308	14.55
Majority		5,541	9.70

10 October 1974		54,122/69,868	77.46
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,265	46.68
Franklyn James Suter	Liberal Party	19,911	36.79
Mostyn Phillips	Labour Party	8,946	16.53
Majority		5,354	9.89

3 May 1979		58,940/74,370	79.25
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,444	56.74
David John Morrish	Liberal Party	17,215	29.21
Anthony William Frazer Cook	Labour Party	8,281	14.05
Majority		16,229	27.53

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		49,470/64,612	76.56
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,101	54.78
David John Morrish	Liberal Party in Alliance	19,215	38.84
David Arthur Gorbutt	Labour Party	3,154	6.38
Majority		7,886	15.94

11 June 1987		54,372/69,001	78.80
Robert John Maxwell-Hyslop	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,875	54.95
David John Morrish	Liberal Party in Alliance	20,663	38.00
Jean Ann Northam	Labour Party	3,400	6.25
William John Jones	Independent	434	0.80
Majority		9,212	16.94

9 April 1992		58,941/71,024	82.99
Angela Frances Browning	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,376	51.54
David Nicholas Cox	Liberal Democrats	19,287	32.72
Susan Carolyn Gibb	Labour Party	5,950	10.09
David John Morrish	Official Liberal Party	2,225	3.77
Philip John Foggitt	Green Party	1,007	1.71
Brendan Charles Rhodes	Natural Law Party	96	0.16
Majority		11,089	18.81