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12 December 1832		11,500/18,584	61.88
George Grote	Radical	8,412	73.15
Matthew Wood	Whig	7,488	65.11
Robert Waithman	Whig	7,452	64.80
Sir John Key, bt	Whig	6,136	53.36
George Lyall	Tory	5,112	44.45
Michael Seales	Radical	569	4.95
Majority		1,024	8.90

27 February 1833		10,096/18,584	54.33
George Lyall	Tory	5,569	55.16
William Venables	Whig	4,527	44.84
Majority		1,042	10.32

6 March 1833 Death of Robert Waithman.

August 1833 Resignation of Sir John Key, bt. (Chiltern Hundreds)

12 August 1833		6,045/18,584	32.53
William Crawford	Whig	4,041	66.85
Francis Kemble	Tory	2,004	33.15
Majority		2,037	33.70

5 January 1835		11,456/18,288	62.64
Matthew Wood	Whig	6,418	56.02
James Pattison	Whig	6,050	52.81
William Crawford	Whig	5,961	52.03
George Grote	Radical	5,955	51.98
George Lyall	Conservative Party	4,599	40.14
William Ward	Conservative Party	4,559	39.80
Thomas Wilson	Conservative Party	4,514	39.40
Majority		1,356	11.84

22 July 1837		11,932/19,678	60.64
Matthew Wood	Whig	6,517	54.62
William Crawford	Whig	6,071	50.88
James Pattison	Whig	6,070	50.87
George Grote	Radical	5,879	49.27
John Horsley Palmer	Conservative Party	5,873	49.22
Majority		6	0.05

1837 Petition - dismissed.

28 June 1841		12,323/19,058	64.66
John Masterman	Conservative Party	6,339	51.44
Sir Matthew Wood, Bt	Whig	6,315	51.25
George Lyall	Conservative Party	6,290	51.04
Lord John Russell	Whig	6,221	50.48
Matthias Wolverley Attwood	Conservative Party	6,212	50.41
James Pattison	Whig	6,070	49.26
William Crawford	Whig	6,065	49.22
John Pirie	Conservative Party	6,017	48.83
Majority		9	0.07

25 September 1843 Death of Sir Matthew Wood, Bt.

20 October 1843		12,899/20,030	64.40
James Pattison	Whig	6,532	50.64
Thomas Baring	Conservative Party	6,367	49.36
Majority		165	1.28

6 July 1846 Resignation of Lord John Russell on appointment as First Lord of the Treasury.

8 July 1846
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	Unopposed

28 July 1847		13,437/20,057	66.99
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	7,137	53.11
James Pattison	Whig	7,030	52.32
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Whig	6,792	50.55
John Masterman	Conservative Party	6,722	50.03
Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Bt	Whig	6,719	50.00
Robert Cooper Lee Bevan	Conservative Party	5,268	39.21
John Johnson	Conservative Party	5,069	37.72
James William Freshfield	Conservative Party	4,704	35.01
William Payne	Radical	513	3.82
Majority		3	0.02

4 July 1849		8,831/21,270	41.52
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Whig	6,017	68.13
Lord John James Robert Manners	Conservative Party	2,814	31.87
Majority		3,203	36.27

1849 Petition - withdrawn.

June 1849 Resignation of Baron Lionel de Rothschild after the rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. (Chiltern Hundreds)

14 July 1849 Death of James Pattison.

27 July 1849		21,270
Sir James Duke	Whig	Unopposed

6 July 1852		11,025/20,728	53.19
John Masterman	Conservative Party	6,195	56.19
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	5,537	50.22
Sir James Duke, Bt	Whig	5,270	47.80
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Whig	4,748	43.07
Robert Wigram Crawford	Whig	3,765	34.15
Majority		983	8.92

28 December 1852 Resignation of Rt Hon Lord John Russell on appointment as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

3 January 1853
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	Unopposed

8 June 1854 Resignation of Rt Hon Lord John Russell on appointment as Lord President of the Council.

14 June 1854
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	Unopposed

23 February 1855 Resignation of Rt Hon Lord John Russell on appointment as Secretary of State for the Colonies.

3 March 1855
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	Unopposed

27 March 1857		7,424/19,115	38.84
Sir James Duke, Bt	Whig	6,664	89.76
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Whig	6,398	86.18
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Whig	6,308	84.97
Robert Wigram Crawford	Whig	5,808	78.23
Raikes Currie	Whig	4,519	60.87
Majority		1,289	17.36

23 July 1857 Resignation of Baron Lionel de Rothschild after the rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. (Chiltern Hundreds)

28 July 1857		19,115
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Whig	Unopposed

29 April 1859		19,026
Sir James Duke, Bt	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Liberal Party	Unopposed
Robert Wigram Crawford	Liberal Party	Unopposed

18 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Lord John Russell on appointment as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

27 June 1859		19,026
Rt Hon Lord John Russell	Liberal Party	Unopposed

24 July 1861 Resignation of Rt Hon Lord John Russell. (Northstead)

29 July 1861		10,988/18,562	59.20
Western Wood	Liberal Party	5,747	52.30
William Cubitt	Conservative Party	5,241	47.70
Majority		506	4.61

17 May 1863 Death of Western Wood.

2 June 1863
George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Party	Unopposed

11 July 1865		10,529/15,534	67.78
George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Party	7,102	67.45
Robert Wigram Crawford	Liberal Party	7,086	67.30
William Lawrence	Liberal Party	6,637	63.04
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Liberal Party	6,525	61.97
George Lyall	Conservative Party	4,197	39.86
Robert Nicholas Fowler	Conservative Party	4,088	38.83
Majority		2,328	22.11

26 January 1866 Resignation of George Goschen on appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

26 February 1866
Rt Hon George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Party	Unopposed

16 November 1868		12,328/20,185	61.08
Rt Hon George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Party	6,520	52.89
William Lawrence	Liberal Party	6,258	50.76
Robert Wigram Crawford	Liberal Party	6,215	50.41
Charles Bell	Conservative Party	6,130	49.72
Philip Twells	Conservative Party	6,099	49.47
Sills John Gibbons	Conservative Party	6,031	48.92
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Liberal Party	5,995	48.63
Majority		31	0.25

1868 Resignation of Rt Hon George Goschen on appointment as President of the Poor Law Board.

21 December 1868		20,185
Rt Hon George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Party	Unopposed

9 February 1869 Death of Charles Bell.

22 February 1869		20,185
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Liberal Party	Unopposed

6 February 1874		15,327/22,626	67.74
William James Richmond Cotton	Conservative Party	8,397	54.79
Philip Twells	Conservative Party	8,330	54.35
Rt Hon John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	8,210	53.57
Rt Hon George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Party	6,787	44.28
William Lawrence	Liberal Party	6,654	43.41
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild	Liberal Party	6,490	42.34
Majority		133	0.87

1 April 1880		16,129/24,024	67.14
William James Richmond Cotton	Conservative Party	10,326	64.02
Robert Nicholas Fowler	Conservative Party	10,274	63.70
Rt Hon John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	10,256	63.59
William Lawrence	Liberal Party	5,950	36.89
Richard Biddulph Martin	Liberal Party	5,837	36.19
Walter Morrison	Liberal Party	5,743	35.61
Majority		113	0.70

26 November 1885		20,002/29,152	68.61
Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler, Bt	Conservative Party	12,827	64.13
Rt Hon John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	8,802	44.01
S P Low	Liberal Party	5,817	29.08
William James Richmond Cotton	Independent Conservative	5,563	27.81
Majority		2,985	14.92

1 July 1886		29,152
Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Rt Hon John Gellibrand Hubbard	Conservative Party	Unopposed

22 July 1887 Elevation of Rt Hon John Hubbard to the Peerage - Baron Addington.

27 July 1887
Thomas Charles Baring	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 April 1891 Death of Thomas Baring.

18 April 1891
Henry Hucks Gibbs	Conservative Party	Unopposed

22 May 1891 Death of Sir Robert Fowler, Bt.

3 June 1891
Sir Reginald Hanson, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1892		13,481/32,664	41.27
Sir Reginald Hanson, Bt	Conservative Party	10,556	78.30
Alban George Henry Gibbs	Conservative Party	9,258	68.67
James T Ritchie	Independent Conservative	4,207	31.21
Majority		5,051	37.47

12 July 1895		33,348
Sir Reginald Hanson, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Alban George Henry Gibbs	Conservative Party	Unopposed

29 September 1900		33,364
Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Hon Alban George Henry Gibbs	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1904 Disqualification of Hon Alban Gibbs who, since his election, had undertaken a contract with the Commissioners of the Admiralty.

9 February 1904
Hon Alban George Henry Gibbs	Conservative Party	Unopposed

16 January 1906		21,330/31,030	68.74
Sir Edward George Clarke	Conservative Party	16,019	75.10
Hon Alban George Henry Gibbs	Conservative Party	15,619	73.23
Felix Otto Schuster	Liberal Party	5,313	24.91
Rt Hon Sir Joseph West Ridgeway	Liberal Party	5,064	23.74
Majority		10,306	48.32

14 February 1906 Resignation of Hon Alban Gibbs. (Northstead)

27 February 1906		19,608/31,030	63.19
Rt Hon Arthur James Balfour	Conservative Party	15,474	78.92
Thomas Gibson Bowles	Free Trade	4,134	21.08
Majority		11,340	57.83

Thomas Bowles contested the election at the invitation of the local Liberal Association and received a letter of support from the Liberal Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, despite being a former Conservative MP.

7 June 1906 Resignation of Sir Edward Clarke. (Northstead)

15 June 1906		31,030
Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 January 1910		22,416/30,010	74.70
Rt Hon Arthur James Balfour	Conservative Party	17,907	79.88
Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt	Conservative Party	17,302	77.19
Sir Thomas Hugh Bell, Bt	Liberal Party	4,623	20.62
Majority		12,679	56.56

2 December 1910		30,010
Rt Hon Arthur James Balfour	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		30,719
Rt Hon Arthur James Balfour	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	Unopposed
Rt Hon Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	Unopposed

5 May 1922 Elevation of Rt Hon Arthur Balfour to the Peerage - Earl of Balfour.

19 May 1922		16,292/44,083	36.96
Edward Charles Grenfell	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,114	62.08
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Independent Conservative	6,178	37.92
Majority		3,936	24.16

15 November 1922		43,963
Rt Hon Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed
Edward Charles Grenfell	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

6 December 1923		44,130
Rt Hon Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed
Edward Charles Grenfell	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

18 January 1924 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Frederick Banbury, Bt prior to his elevation to the Peerage as Baron Banbury of Southam. (Northstead)

1 February 1924		18,487/44,130	41.89
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,962	70.11
Henry Bell	Liberal Party	5,525	29.89
Majority		7,437	40.23

29 October 1924		44,327
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed
Edward Charles Grenfell	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

30 May 1929		20,983/46,469	45.15
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,149	76.96
Edward Charles Grenfell	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,092	76.69
Thomas Owen Jacobsen	Liberal Party	4,579	21.82
Majority		11,513	54.87

27 October 1931		43,902
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed
Edward Charles Grenfell	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

17 June 1935 Resignation of Edward Grenfell prior to his elevation to the Peerage as Baron St Just. (Northstead)

26 June 1935
Sir Alan Garrett Anderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		40,679
Sir Alan Garrett Anderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

28 March 1938 Death of Sir Vansittart Bowater, Bt.

6 April 1938
Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

29 January 1940 Resignation of Sir Alan Anderson. (Chiltern Hundreds)

5 February 1940
Rt Hon Sir Andrew Rae Duncan	Nationalist	Unopposed

5 July 1945		6,935/10,851	63.91
Rt Hon Sir Andrew Rae Duncan	Nationalist	5,332	76.89
Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, Bt	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,309	76.55
Sir Andrew McFadyean	Liberal Party	1,487	21.44
Stanley Walter Alexander	Free Trade	1,379	19.88
Majority		3,822	55.11

14 September 1945 Elevation of Sir George Broadbridge, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Broadbridge.

31 October 1945		6,009/11,650	51.58
Rt Hon Ralph Assheton	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,506	74.99
Arthur Strettell Comyns Carr	Liberal Party	1,503	25.01
Majority		3,003	49.98