West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)




















West Sussex
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

1832–1885
Number of members two
Replaced by
Chichester
Horsham
Lewes
Created from Sussex

West Sussex (formally the Western division of Sussex) was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.


It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1885 general election.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 Election results


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1850s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1860s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1870s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1880s




  • 4 References





Boundaries


1832-1885: The Rapes of Arundel, Bramber and Chichester.[1]



Members of Parliament
























































Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party

1832

Lord John Lennox
Whig

The Earl of Surrey
Whig

1841

The Earl of March
Conservative

Charles Wyndham
Conservative

1847

Richard Prime
Conservative

1854 by-election

Henry Wyndham
Conservative

1860 by-election

Walter Barttelot
Conservative

1869 by-election

The Earl of March
Conservative

1885
constituency abolished


Election results



Elections in the 1850s








































General Election 1852: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed


Conservative
Richard Prime
Unopposed

Registered electors
 3,257



Conservative hold


Conservative hold

Prime resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
























By-election, 13 February 1854: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Henry Wyndham
Unopposed


Conservative hold







































General Election 1857: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed


Conservative
Henry Wyndham
Unopposed

Registered electors
 2,941



Conservative hold


Conservative hold

Gordon-Lennox was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.
























By-election, 9 March 1859: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed


Conservative hold







































General Election 1859: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed


Conservative
Henry Wyndham
Unopposed

Registered electors
 2,853



Conservative hold


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1860s


Gordon-Lennox succeeded to the peerage, becoming 6th Duke of Richmond and causing a by-election.
























By-election, 27 December 1860: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Walter Barttelot
Unopposed


Conservative hold







































General Election 1865: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Walter Barttelot
Unopposed


Conservative
Henry Wyndham
Unopposed

Registered electors
 2,607



Conservative hold


Conservative hold







































General Election 1868: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Walter Barttelot
Unopposed


Conservative
Henry Wyndham
Unopposed

Registered electors
 3,672



Conservative hold


Conservative hold

Wyndham succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Leconfield and causing a by-election.
























By-election, 17 April 1869: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1870s








































General Election 1874: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Walter Barttelot
Unopposed


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed

Registered electors
 3,865



Conservative hold


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1880s








































General Election 1880: West Sussex[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Walter Barttelot
Unopposed


Conservative
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Unopposed

Registered electors
 3,886



Conservative hold


Conservative hold


References





  1. ^ "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 2017-07-27..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcdefghijk Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 472–473. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.




  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)


  • Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 472. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.







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