Mid Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Mid Somerset | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1868–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Created from | East Somerset West Somerset |
| Replaced by | East Somerset South Somerset Wells |
Mid Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
It was created for the 1868 general election,[1] and abolished for the 1885 general election, when Somerset was divided into several new single-member constituencies: Bridgwater, Frome, East Somerset, North Somerset, South Somerset, Wellington and Wells.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Richard Paget | Conservative | Ralph Neville-Grenville[2] | Conservative | ||
| 1878 by-election | William Gore-Langton[3][2] | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 by-election | John Wingfield Digby[2] | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 1860s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Paget | 3,692 | 32.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ralph Neville-Grenville | 3,636 | 31.6 | ||
| Liberal | Francis Tagart[5] | 2,151 | 18.7 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Augustus Freeman[6] | 2,018 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,485 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,749 (est) | 68.7 (est) | |||
| Registered electors | 8,364 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1870s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ralph Neville-Grenville | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Richard Paget | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,571 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Neville-Grenville resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Gore-Langton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Gore-Langton | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Richard Paget | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,470 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Gore-Langton resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wingfield Digby | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Parliamentary representation". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Somerset Mid 1868-1885". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Mid Somerset". Hansard. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 452. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "The Liberal Candidates for Mid-Somerset". Western Gazette. 30 October 1868. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mid Somerset Election". Western Gazette. 25 December 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.