1832–1885: The Hundreds of Crowthorne and Minety, Brightwell's Barrow, Bradley, Rapsgate, Bisley, Longtree, Whitstone, Kiftsgate, Westminster, Deerhurst, Slaughter, Cheltenham, Cleeve, Tibaldston, Tewkesbury, and Dudstone and King's Barton, and also the City and County of Gloucester and the Borough of Cirencester.[1]
The place of election was at Gloucester. This was where the hustings were situated and electors voted by spoken declaration in public, before the secret ballot was introduced in 1872.
The qualification to vote in county elections, in the period when this constituency operated, was to be a 40 shilling freeholder.
The parliamentary borough constituencies of Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury were all located in East Gloucestershire. Qualified freeholders from those boroughs could vote in the county division. Bristol was a "county of itself", so its freeholders qualified to vote in the borough, not in any county division.
^"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 22 May 2020.
^ abcdefghijStooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 114. ISBN0-900178-13-2.
^"East Gloucestershire Election". Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser. 14 January 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Gloucester Election". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 14 August 1834. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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East Gloucestershire formally the Eastern division of Gloucestershire and often referred to as Gloucestershire Eastern was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom It elected two Members of Parliament MPs using the bloc vote system East GloucestershireFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsContext 1832 1868 Extract from 1837 result the central striped area CountyGloucestershire1832 1885SeatsTwoCreated fromGloucestershireReplaced byTewkesburyCirencesterStroudThornburyThe constituency was created when the Great Reform Act split Gloucestershire into eastern and western divisions with effect from the 1832 general election Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 East Gloucestershire was abolished from the 1885 election when the former eastern and western divisions were replaced by five new single seat county constituencies Cirencester Forest of Dean Stroud Tewkesbury and Thornbury Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1880s 3 2 Elections in the 1870s 3 3 Elections in the 1860s 3 4 Elections in the 1850s 3 5 Elections in the 1840s 3 6 Elections in the 1830s 4 ReferencesBoundaries Edit1832 1885 The Hundreds of Crowthorne and Minety Brightwell s Barrow Bradley Rapsgate Bisley Longtree Whitstone Kiftsgate Westminster Deerhurst Slaughter Cheltenham Cleeve Tibaldston Tewkesbury and Dudstone and King s Barton and also the City and County of Gloucester and the Borough of Cirencester 1 The constituency was the eastern division of the historic county of Gloucestershire in South West England The place of election was at Gloucester This was where the hustings were situated and electors voted by spoken declaration in public before the secret ballot was introduced in 1872 The qualification to vote in county elections in the period when this constituency operated was to be a 40 shilling freeholder The parliamentary borough constituencies of Cheltenham Cirencester Gloucester Stroud and Tewkesbury were all located in East Gloucestershire Qualified freeholders from those boroughs could vote in the county division Bristol was a county of itself so its freeholders qualified to vote in the borough not in any county division Members of Parliament EditElection 1st member 1st party 2nd member 2nd party1832 21 December Sir Berkeley Guise Bt 2 Whig 3 Hon Henry Reynolds Moreton Whig 3 1834 7 August Sir Christopher William Codrington 4 Tory 3 1835 10 January Conservative 3 Hon Augustus Moreton Whig 3 5 1841 5 July Hon Francis Charteris Conservative 3 1846 27 February Henry Somerset 6 Conservative1854 9 January Sir Michael Hicks Beach Bt 7 Conservative1854 19 December Robert Stayner Holford 8 Conservative1864 12 July Sir Michael Hicks Beach Bt Conservative1872 11 March John Yorke Conservative1885 constituency abolishedElection results EditElections in the 1880s Edit By election 1 Jul 1885 East Gloucestershire 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Hicks Beach s appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer General election 1880 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative John Yorke UnopposedRegistered electors 8 579Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1870s Edit By election 17 Mar 1874 East Gloucestershire 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Hicks Beach s appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland General election 1874 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative John Yorke UnopposedRegistered electors 9 157Conservative holdConservative holdBy election 11 Mar 1872 East Gloucestershire 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Yorke UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Holford s resignation Elections in the 1860s Edit General election 1868 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative Robert Stayner Holford UnopposedRegistered electors 8 858Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1865 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative Robert Stayner Holford UnopposedRegistered electors 7 515Conservative holdConservative holdBy election 12 July 1864 East Gloucestershire 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Codrington s death Elections in the 1850s Edit General election 1859 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedConservative Robert Stayner Holford UnopposedRegistered electors 7 816Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1857 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedConservative Robert Stayner Holford UnopposedRegistered electors 7 891Conservative holdConservative holdBy election 19 December 1854 East Gloucestershire 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Stayner Holford UnopposedConservative holdCaused by Hicks Beach s death By election 9 January 1854 East Gloucestershire 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Hicks Beach 3 363 58 9 N AWhig Edward Holland 10 2 344 41 1 NewMajority 1 019 17 8 N ATurnout 5 707 72 2 N ARegistered electors 7 906Conservative holdCaused by Henry Somerset s succession to the Peerage as 8th Duke of BeaufortGeneral election 1852 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedConservative Henry Somerset UnopposedRegistered electors 7 986Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1840s Edit General election 1847 East Gloucestershire 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedConservative Henry Somerset UnopposedRegistered electors 7 803 2 1Conservative holdConservative holdEast Gloucestershire by election 27 February 1846 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Somerset UnopposedConservative holdResignation of CharterisGeneral election 1841 East Gloucestershire 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Francis Charteris UnopposedConservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedRegistered electors 7 971 4 9Conservative holdConservative gain from WhigElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1837 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 3 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedWhig Augustus Morton UnopposedRegistered electors 7 598 16 5Conservative holdWhig holdGeneral election 1835 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 3 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher William Codrington UnopposedWhig Augustus Morton UnopposedRegistered electors 6 521 0 7Conservative gain from WhigWhig holdBy election 14 August 1834 East Gloucestershire 3 9 Party Candidate Votes Tory Christopher William Codrington 2 779 50 6 21 5Whig Thomas Leigh 11 2 709 49 4 21 4Majority 70 1 2 N ATurnout 5 488 83 5 5 9Registered electors 6 569 2 1Tory gain from WhigDeath of GuiseGeneral election 1832 East Gloucestershire 2 seats 3 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig Berkeley Guise 3 311 36 1Whig Henry Reynolds Moreton 3 184 34 7Tory Christopher William Codrington 2 672 29 1Majority 512 5 6Turnout 5 753 89 4Registered electors 6 437Whig win new seat Whig win new seat References Edit The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2 amp 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 22 May 2020 Died 23 July 1834 a b c d e f g h i j Stooks Smith Henry 1973 1844 1850 Craig F W S ed The Parliaments of England 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services pp 114 ISBN 0 900178 13 2 Died 24 June 1864 Churton Edward 1838 The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer 1838 p 161 Retrieved 18 April 2019 via Google Books Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Beaufort 17 November 1853 Died 29 November 1854 Vacated seat 1872 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 1st ed London Macmillan Press pp 389 390 ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 East Gloucestershire Election Herts Guardian Agricultural Journal and General Advertiser 14 January 1854 p 5 Retrieved 3 August 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Gloucester Election Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette 14 August 1834 p 4 Retrieved 1 May 2020 via British Newspaper Archive British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 compiled and edited by F W S Craig Macmillan Press 1977 The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith 1st edition published in three volumes 1844 50 second edition edited in one volume by F W S Craig Political Reference Publications 1973 Who s Who of British Members of Parliament Volume I 1832 1885 edited by M Stenton The Harvester Press 1976 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with G part 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Gloucestershire UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1081829657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
