This article is about the former parliamentary constituency. For the former local government district of the same name that existed from 1974 to 2019, see East Dorset.
Before 1885 the historic county of Dorset, in south-west England, was an undivided three-seat county constituency - see the article on the Dorset constituency. In 1885 the county was divided for Parliamentary purposes into four single-member county constituencies: this constituency, North Dorset, South Dorset and West Dorset (no borough constituencies were created in Dorset in the 1885 redistribution). Each of these divisions comprised roughly a quarter of the area of the county and returned one Member of Parliament.
In the 1918 redistribution, the four Dorset constituencies were retained, but their boundaries were redrawn. East Dorset was reduced in area to about half its former size, with the northern part of the pre-1918 seat being transferred to North Dorset and the southern part to South Dorset.
In the 1950 redistribution, this constituency disappeared. A new borough constituency of Poole was created. Wimborne Minster Urban District and the part of Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District previously in the abolished seat were transferred to the redrawn North Dorset.
Boundariesedit
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Poole, the Sessional Division of Wimborne, and part of the Sessional Division of Wareham.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Poole, the Urban District of Wimborne Minster, the Rural District of Poole, and part of the Rural District of Wimborne and Cranborne.
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1914 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979)
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)
December 01, 2023
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This article is about the former parliamentary constituency For the former local government district of the same name that existed from 1974 to 2019 see East Dorset East Dorset is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency It was formally known as the Eastern Division of Dorset It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom It was represented by one Knight of the Shire East DorsetFormer County constituencyfor the House of Commons1885 1950SeatsOneCreated fromDorset and PooleReplaced byPoole and North Dorset Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 1880s 4 2 Elections in the 1890s 4 3 Elections in the 1900s 4 4 Elections in the 1910s 4 5 Elections in the 1920s 4 6 Elections in the 1930s 4 7 Elections in the 1940s 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editBefore 1885 the historic county of Dorset in south west England was an undivided three seat county constituency see the article on the Dorset constituency In 1885 the county was divided for Parliamentary purposes into four single member county constituencies this constituency North Dorset South Dorset and West Dorset no borough constituencies were created in Dorset in the 1885 redistribution Each of these divisions comprised roughly a quarter of the area of the county and returned one Member of Parliament In the 1918 redistribution the four Dorset constituencies were retained but their boundaries were redrawn East Dorset was reduced in area to about half its former size with the northern part of the pre 1918 seat being transferred to North Dorset and the southern part to South Dorset In the 1950 redistribution this constituency disappeared A new borough constituency of Poole was created Wimborne Minster Urban District and the part of Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District previously in the abolished seat were transferred to the redrawn North Dorset Boundaries edit1885 1918 The Municipal Borough of Poole the Sessional Division of Wimborne and part of the Sessional Division of Wareham 1918 1950 The Municipal Borough of Poole the Urban District of Wimborne Minster the Rural District of Poole and part of the Rural District of Wimborne and Cranborne Members of Parliament editElection Member Party Notes1885 Pascoe Glyn Liberal Younger son of Lord Wolverton1886 George Hawkesworth Bond Conservative Died in 18911891 by election Hon Humphrey Sturt Conservative Succeeded as 2nd Baron Alington in 190419001904 by election Charles Henry Lyell Liberal MP for Edinburgh South from April 1910January 1910 Hon Frederick Guest Liberal Unseated on petition in May 1910June 1910 by election Henry Guest Liberal MP for Pembroke amp Haverfordwest from Dec 1910December 1910 Frederick Guest Liberal Liberal Chief Whip 1917 1921 Secretary of State for Air 1921 19221918 Coalition Liberal1921 by election1922 Gordon Hall Caine Independent Conservative Took Conservative Whip January 19231923 Conservative1929 Alec Ewart Glassey Liberal1931 Gordon Hall Caine Conservative1945 Mervyn Wheatley Conservative1950 constituency abolishedElections editElections in the 1880s edit General election 1885 East Dorset 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Pascoe Glyn 4 543 54 2Conservative George Hawkesworth Bond 3 846 45 8Majority 697 8 4Turnout 8 389 86 0Registered electors 9 758Liberal win new seat General election 1886 East Dorset 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Hawkesworth Bond 4 317 54 1 8 3Liberal Pascoe Glyn 3 662 45 9 8 3Majority 655 8 2 N ATurnout 7 979 81 8 4 2Registered electors 9 758Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 8 3Elections in the 1890s edit Bond s death caused a by election By election 27 Nov 1891 East Dorset 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Humphrey Sturt 4 421 52 0 2 1Liberal Pascoe Glyn 4 074 48 0 2 1Majority 347 4 0 4 2Turnout 8 495 83 5 1 7Registered electors 10 175Conservative hold Swing 2 1General election 1892 East Dorset 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Humphrey Sturt UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 1895 East Dorset 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Humphrey Sturt UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1900s edit nbsp A A AllenGeneral election January 1900 East Dorset 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Humphrey Sturt 4 776 50 5 N ALiberal Arthur Acland Allen 4 680 49 5 N AMajority 96 1 0 N ATurnout 9 456 81 4 N ARegistered electors 11 616Conservative hold Swing N A nbsp Charles Lyell1904 East Dorset by election 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Lyell 5 929 53 7 4 2Conservative Charles Van Raalte 5 109 46 3 4 2Majority 820 7 4 N ATurnout 11 038 87 0 5 6Registered electors 12 686Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 4 2General election January 1906 East Dorset 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Lyell 6 104 50 1 0 6Conservative Charles Van Raalte 6 083 49 9 0 6Majority 21 0 2 N ATurnout 12 187 89 9 8 5Registered electors 13 557Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N AElections in the 1910s edit nbsp Frederick GuestGeneral election January 1910 East Dorset 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Frederick Guest 6 957 51 6 1 5Conservative John Nicholson 6 531 48 4 1 5Majority 426 3 2 3 0Turnout 13 488 91 2 1 3Liberal hold Swing 1 5 nbsp Henry Guest1910 East Dorset by election 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry Guest 6 967 52 2 0 6Conservative John Nicholson 6 375 47 8 0 6Majority 592 4 4 1 2Turnout 13 342 90 2 1 0Liberal hold Swing 0 6General election December 1910 East Dorset 11 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Frederick Guest 6 811 52 1 0 6Conservative Maurice George Carr Glyn 6 266 47 9 0 5Majority 545 4 2 1 0Turnout 13 077 88 4 1 8Liberal hold SwingBy election 1911 12 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Frederick Guest UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral Election 1914 15Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1914 and by the end of this year the following candidates had been selected Liberal Frederick Guest Unionist General election 1918 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes C Liberal Frederick Guest 11 944 73 4 21 3Labour Alfred Smith 4 321 26 6 NewMajority 7 623 46 8 42 6Turnout 16 265 54 2 34 2Registered electors 29 988Liberal hold Swing N AC indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s edit By election 1921 Party Candidate Votes C Liberal Frederick Guest UnopposedLiberal holdC indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government General election 1922 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes Ind Unionist Gordon Hall Caine 12 513 49 1 NewLabour Frederick Jesse Hopkins 6 914 27 1 0 5National Liberal Frederick Guest 6 062 23 8 49 6Majority 5 599 22 0 N ATurnout 25 489 80 2 26 0Registered electors 31 797Ind Unionist gain from National Liberal Swing N AGeneral election 1923 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes Unionist Gordon Hall Caine 12 480 48 5 0 6Liberal Richard Evan Williams Kirby 7 535 29 2 5 4Labour Frederick Jesse Hopkins 5 760 22 3 4 8Majority 4 945 19 3 2 7Turnout 25 775 78 5 1 7Registered electors 32 828Unionist hold Swing 3 0General election 1924 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes Unionist Gordon Hall Caine 14 479 52 6 4 1Liberal Alec Glassey 8 828 32 1 2 9Labour Edward Joseph Stocker 4 205 15 3 7 0Majority 5 651 20 5 1 2Turnout 27 512 80 3 1 8Registered electors 34 249Unionist hold Swing 0 6General election 1929 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alec Glassey 17 810 42 2 10 1Unionist Gordon Hall Caine 17 533 41 6 11 0Labour Edward Joseph Stocker 6 819 16 2 0 9Majority 277 0 6 N ATurnout 42 162 81 5 1 2Registered electors 51 756Liberal gain from Unionist Swing 10 6Elections in the 1930s edit General election 1931 Dorset East Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gordon Hall Caine 20 711 44 5 2 9National Liberal Alec Glassey 18 801 40 4 1 8Labour Edward Joseph Stocker 7 009 15 1 1 1Majority 1 910 4 1 N ATurnout 46 521 82 6 1 1Conservative gain from National Liberal SwingGeneral election 1935 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gordon Hall Caine 25 520 53 5 9 0Liberal Frank Raffety 11 349 23 8 16 6Labour Edward Joseph Stocker 10 822 22 7 7 6Majority 14 171 29 7 25 6Turnout 47 691 74 4 8 2Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1940s edit General Election 1939 40Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year the following candidates had been selected Conservative Mervyn Wheatley Liberal David Hutton Labour Hugh Ross WilliamsonGeneral election 1945 East Dorset Party Candidate Votes Conservative Mervyn Wheatley 26 561 43 8 9 7Labour Charles Fletcher Cooke 25 093 41 4 18 7Liberal John Arthur Hugh Mander 8 975 14 8 9 0Majority 1 468 2 4 27 3Turnout 60 629 75 0 0 6Conservative hold SwingSee also editList of former United Kingdom Parliament constituenciesReferences edit British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 by Craig British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 by 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