The borough was first represented in the parliament of 1295, and returned two members of parliament (MPs) from 1584 to 1868. At the 1868 election the Second Reform Act reduced its representation to a single seat, and under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the constituency was abolished altogether with effect from the 1885 general election. Newport's re-enfranchisement in 1584, like that of the other Isle of Wight boroughs (Newtown and Yarmouth) seems to have been at the urging of the new Governor of the island, Sir George Carey, a relative of the Queen. In token of thanks, the borough granted him for life the right to nominate one of the two MPs – which seems to have been the reward he expected and the motive for his petition to the Queen in the first place.
Between 1807 and 1811 its two seats were held by two future Prime Ministers: Arthur Wellesley, later to become the Duke of Wellington (who also found himself elected to two other seats at the same time), and Henry Temple (later Lord Palmerston), who would go on to become one of the United Kingdom's most notable Prime Ministers. Palmerston's late father had been unable to convert his Irish title into a United Kingdom peerage, therefore the young politician was able to enter the Commons. The local patron arranging the deal was Sir Leonard Holmes, who made it a condition that they never visited the borough!
The borough was also represented by two other future Prime Ministers in the 1820s. George Canning was MP for Newport when appointed Prime Minister in 1827; however, under the law as it then stood a minister accepting office automatically vacated his seat and had to stand for re-election to the Commons, and Canning chose to stand at Seaford, a government pocket borough in Sussex, rather than fight Newport again. In the by-election that followed at Newport, the vacancy was filled by the election of the Honourable William Lamb, later 2nd Viscount Melbourne, whose father had also represented the borough in the 1790s. However, Lamb remained MP for Newport for only two weeks before also being elected for Bletchingley, which he preferred to represent.
Before the Great Reform Act of 1832, the right to vote was vested in the Mayor and Corporation (consisting of 11 aldermen and 12 burgesses). For much of the previous century the borough was "managed" for the government by the Holmes family,[1] meaning that ministers could generally secure the election of their favoured candidates, but often only at the expense of considerable "gratuities" to the voters – in 1754, this apparently amounted to a payment of £600 for each candidate. The borough consisted of the parish of Newport and of Castle Hold in the parish of St Nicholas, thereby excluding that part of the town which extended over the boundary into Carisbrooke parish; this gave the borough a population of 4,398 in 1831. The 1832 reforms extended the borough to take in the rest of the town, raising the population to 6,700, though the electorate was still only 421.
Newport's representation was reduced from two members to one by the second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished altogether in 1885, leaving the town represented as part of the Isle of Wightcounty constituency.
^Webb was also elected for Ludgershall, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Newport in this Parliament
^Morgan was also a candidate for Yarmouth, but the election result there was disputed. He sat for Newport until the Yarmouth election was decided in his favour, then chose to represent Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament
^March was also elected for Chichester, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
^Jervoise was also elected for Yarmouth, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
^Rushworth was also elected for Yarmouth, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
^Dickens, Charles (2015) [1843]. Caswall, Edward (ed.). Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Gentleman and Young Couples. Richmond: Alma Books. p. 196. ISBN978-1-84749-491-7.
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^Wigley, John (1980). The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Sunday. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 94. ISBN0-7190-0794-1. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport Isle of Wight which was abolished in for the 1885 general election It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina NewportFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyIsle of WightMajor settlementsNewport1584 1885Seats1584 1868 Two1868 1885 OneCreated fromHampshireReplaced byIsle of Wight1295 1298SeatsTwoType of constituencyBorough constituencyReplaced byHampshire Prior to the Great Reform Act of 1832 there was also a separate Newport parliamentary borough in Cornwall Contents 1 History 2 Members of Parliament 2 1 MPs 1584 1660 2 2 MPs 1660 1868 2 3 MPs 1868 1885 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1830s 3 2 Elections in the 1840s 3 3 Elections in the 1850s 3 4 Elections in the 1860s 3 5 Elections in the 1870s 3 6 Elections in the 1880s 4 See also 5 Notes and referencesHistory EditThe borough was first represented in the parliament of 1295 and returned two members of parliament MPs from 1584 to 1868 At the 1868 election the Second Reform Act reduced its representation to a single seat and under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the constituency was abolished altogether with effect from the 1885 general election Newport s re enfranchisement in 1584 like that of the other Isle of Wight boroughs Newtown and Yarmouth seems to have been at the urging of the new Governor of the island Sir George Carey a relative of the Queen In token of thanks the borough granted him for life the right to nominate one of the two MPs which seems to have been the reward he expected and the motive for his petition to the Queen in the first place Between 1807 and 1811 its two seats were held by two future Prime Ministers Arthur Wellesley later to become the Duke of Wellington who also found himself elected to two other seats at the same time and Henry Temple later Lord Palmerston who would go on to become one of the United Kingdom s most notable Prime Ministers Palmerston s late father had been unable to convert his Irish title into a United Kingdom peerage therefore the young politician was able to enter the Commons The local patron arranging the deal was Sir Leonard Holmes who made it a condition that they never visited the borough The borough was also represented by two other future Prime Ministers in the 1820s George Canning was MP for Newport when appointed Prime Minister in 1827 however under the law as it then stood a minister accepting office automatically vacated his seat and had to stand for re election to the Commons and Canning chose to stand at Seaford a government pocket borough in Sussex rather than fight Newport again In the by election that followed at Newport the vacancy was filled by the election of the Honourable William Lamb later 2nd Viscount Melbourne whose father had also represented the borough in the 1790s However Lamb remained MP for Newport for only two weeks before also being elected for Bletchingley which he preferred to represent Before the Great Reform Act of 1832 the right to vote was vested in the Mayor and Corporation consisting of 11 aldermen and 12 burgesses For much of the previous century the borough was managed for the government by the Holmes family 1 meaning that ministers could generally secure the election of their favoured candidates but often only at the expense of considerable gratuities to the voters in 1754 this apparently amounted to a payment of 600 for each candidate The borough consisted of the parish of Newport and of Castle Hold in the parish of St Nicholas thereby excluding that part of the town which extended over the boundary into Carisbrooke parish this gave the borough a population of 4 398 in 1831 The 1832 reforms extended the borough to take in the rest of the town raising the population to 6 700 though the electorate was still only 421 Newport s representation was reduced from two members to one by the second Reform Act for the 1868 general election and abolished altogether in 1885 leaving the town represented as part of the Isle of Wight county constituency Members of Parliament EditMPs 1584 1660 Edit Parliament First member Second member1584 Sir Ralph Bourchier Edmund Carey 2 1586 Richard Sutton Richard Hardy 2 1588 Sir Edmund Carey Richard Hardy 2 1593 William Cotton Richard Huyshe 2 1597 William Cotton Richard James 2 1601 Thomas Crompton Richard James 2 1604 Richard James John Ashdell1614 Sir Richard Worsley 1st Baronet John Searle1621 1622 Sir Richard Worsley 1st Baronet died 1621 and replaced by Philip Fleming Sir William Uvedale1624 Philip Fleming Christopher Brooke sat for York and replaced by John Danvers1625 Sir Nathaniel Rich Philip Fleming1626 Christopher Yelverton Philip Fleming1628 1629 Christopher Yelverton Philip Fleming1629 1640 No Parliaments summoned1640 Apr The Viscount Falkland Sir Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet1640 Nov The Viscount Falkland disabled to sit Sep 1642 Sir Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet1645 Sir Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet excluded in Pride s Purge Dec 1648 William Stephens1653 1659 Newport was unrepresented in the Barebones and First and Second Protectorate Parliaments1659 Thomas Boreman of Broke Sir Robert Dillington 2nd Baronet1659 1660 Sir Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet William StephensMPs 1660 1868 Edit Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party1660 Robert Dillington William Oglander 3 1661 William Glascock1670 Sir Robert DillingtonFebruary 1679 Admiral Sir Robert HolmesAugust 1679 John Leigh1685 Admiral Sir Robert Holmes Sir William StephensJanuary 1689 Sir Robert DillingtonJune 1689 Edward Dillington1690 Admiral Sir Robert Holmes1692 Brigadier Richard LevesonNovember 1695 Brigadier The Lord Cutts Sir Robert CottonDecember 1695 Sir Henry Colt1698 Major General The Lord Cutts1699 Henry GreenhillJanuary 1701 Major General The Lord Cutts Samuel ShepheardMarch 1701 Henry GreenhillDecember 1701 Major General The Lord Cutts Edward RichardsMarch 1702 Colonel James Stanhope WhigJuly 1702 Major General The Lord Cutts 4 William Stephens1707 Sir Tristram DillingtonOctober 1710 Lieutenant General John Richmond Webb 5 ToryDecember 1710 Lieutenant General William Seymour1713 General John Richmond Webb Tory1715 Anthony Morgan 6 April 1717 Lieutenant General James Stanhope WhigJuly 1717 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Tristram Dillington1721 Thomas StanwixMarch 1722 Earl of March 7 The Lord WhitworthOctober 1722 Colonel Charles Cadogan1726 George HuxleyJanuary 1727 Sir William WillysAugust 1727 William Fortescue1736 The Viscount BoyneMay 1741 Anthony Chute Monoux CopeJuly 1747 Captain Bluett Wallop Thomas Lee Dummer1749 Ralph Jenison1758 Rear Admiral Charles Holmes1762 William Rawlinson Earle1765 Thomas Dummer1768 John Eames Hans Sloane1773 Hon John St John1774 Sir Richard Worsley1780 Hon John St John1784 Edward Rushworth Captain the Hon Hugh Seymour Conway1786 Hon John TownshendJanuary 1790 George ByngJune 1790 The Viscount Palmerston The Viscount Melbourne1793 Peniston LambMay 1796 Jervoise Clarke Jervoise 8 Edward Rushworth 9 November 1796 William Hamilton Nisbet Andrew Strahan1800 Sir George Dallas1802 John Blackburn Richard Gervas Ker1806 Isaac Corry Major General Sir John Doyle1807 The Viscount Palmerston Tory Sir Arthur Wellesley Tory1809 Sir Leonard Worsley Holmes1811 Cecil Bisshopp1812 Richard Worsley Holmes1814 John Delgarno1816 George Watson Taylor1818 Charles Duncombe1825 Hon John Stuart1826 George Canning Tory 10 Hon William Scott Tory 10 April 1827 Hon William Lamb 11 WhigMay 1827 Spencer Perceval Tory 10 1830 Horace Twiss Tory 10 1831 William Mount Tory 10 James Hope Vere Tory 10 1832 John Heywood Hawkins Whig 10 12 13 14 William Henry Ord Whig 10 1837 William John Blake Whig 10 12 13 1841 Charles Wykeham Martin Conservative 10 William Hamilton Conservative 10 1847 Peelite 15 16 William Plowden Peelite 15 16 1852 William Biggs Radical 17 18 19 William Nathaniel Massey Radical 18 19 February 1857 Robert Kennard ConservativeMarch 1857 Charles Edward Mangles Whig 20 Charles Buxton Whig 20 1859 Robert Kennard Conservative Philip Lybbe Powys Conservative1865 Charles Wykeham Martin Liberal1868 Representation reduced to one memberMPs 1868 1885 Edit Election Member Party1868 Charles Wykeham Martin Liberal1870 Charles Clifford Liberal1885 constituency abolishedElection results EditElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1830 Newport 10 21 Party Candidate Votes Tory Spencer Perceval UnopposedTory Horace Twiss UnopposedRegistered electors 24Tory holdTory holdGeneral election 1831 Newport 10 21 Party Candidate Votes Tory William Mount UnopposedTory James Joseph Hope Vere UnopposedRegistered electors 24Tory holdTory holdGeneral election 1832 Newport 10 22 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Heywood Hawkins 216 36 4Whig William Henry Ord 1803 1838 216 36 4Tory James Willoughby Gordon 161 27 2Majority 55 9 2Turnout 365 86 7Registered electors 421Whig gain from ToryWhig gain from ToryGeneral election 1835 Newport 10 22 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Henry Ord 1803 1838 233 26 0 10 4Whig John Heywood Hawkins 230 25 6 10 8Conservative James Willoughby Gordon 229 25 5 11 9Conservative William Hamilton 205 22 9 9 3Majority 1 0 1 9 1Turnout c 449 c 89 7 c 3 0Registered electors 500Whig hold Swing 10 5Whig hold Swing 10 7Ord was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury requiring a by election By election 27 April 1835 Newport 10 22 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Henry Ord 1803 1838 UnopposedWhig holdGeneral election 1837 Newport 10 22 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Heywood Hawkins 265 26 3 0 7Whig William John Blake 263 26 1 0 1Conservative Charles Wykeham Martin 244 24 2 1 3Conservative William Hamilton 236 23 4 0 5Majority 19 1 9 1 8Turnout 506 79 9 c 9 8Registered electors 633Whig hold Swing 0 6Whig hold Swing 0 3Elections in the 1840s Edit General election 1841 Newport 22 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Wykeham Martin 254 26 4 2 2Conservative William Hamilton 252 26 2 2 8Whig Thomas Gisborne 229 23 8 2 5Whig William John Blake 226 23 5 2 6Majority 23 2 4 N ATurnout 485 64 7 15 2Registered electors 750Conservative gain from Whig Swing 2 4Conservative gain from Whig Swing 2 7General election 1847 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Peelite William Plowden 262 26 1 0 1Peelite Charles Wykeham Martin 252 25 1 1 3Whig William John Blake 250 25 0 1 5Whig Charles Crompton 23 24 238 23 8 Majority 2 0 1 2 3Turnout 501 est 77 6 est 12 9Registered electors 646Peelite gain from Conservative Swing 0 4Peelite gain from Conservative Swing 1 0Elections in the 1850s Edit General election 1852 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Radical William Biggs 310 27 4 2 4Radical William Nathaniel Massey 306 27 1 3 3Peelite Charles Wykeham Martin 257 22 7 2 4Peelite William Plowden 257 22 7 3 4Majority 49 4 4 N ATurnout 565 est 79 9 est 2 3Registered electors 707Radical gain from Peelite Swing 2 7Radical gain from Peelite Swing 3 1Biggs resigned causing a by election By election 11 February 1857 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Kennard 289 54 3 8 9Radical Charles Seely 25 26 27 28 29 243 45 7 8 8Majority 46 8 6 N ATurnout 532 81 3 1 4Registered electors 654Conservative gain from Radical Swing 8 9General election 1857 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Whig Charles Edward Mangles 305 26 8 0 6Whig Charles Buxton 294 25 8 1 3Conservative Robert Kennard 283 24 8 2 1Conservative William Anderson Rose 30 257 22 6 0 1Majority 11 1 0 N ATurnout 570 est 87 1 est 7 2Registered electors 654Whig gain from Radical Swing 0 8Whig gain from Radical Swing 1 2General election 1859 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Kennard 319 37 1 12 3Conservative Philip Lybbe Powys 312 36 3 13 7Liberal Robert Charles 31 228 26 5 26 1Majority 84 9 8 N ATurnout 544 est 84 0 est 3 1Registered electors 647Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 12 7Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 13 4Elections in the 1860s Edit General election 1865 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wykeham Martin 309 36 5 10 0Conservative Robert Kennard 307 36 3 0 8Conservative Auberon Herbert 230 27 2 9 1Majority 2 0 2 N ATurnout 578 est 89 8 est 5 8Registered electors 643Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 10 0Conservative hold Swing 2 9Seat reduced to one member General election 1868 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wykeham Martin UnopposedRegistered electors 965Liberal holdElections in the 1870s Edit Martin s death caused a by election By election 23 Nov 1870 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Clifford 437 55 5 N AConservative Henry Martyn Kennard 32 351 44 5 NewMajority 86 11 0 N ATurnout 788 81 7 N ARegistered electors 965Liberal hold Swing N AGeneral election 1874 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Clifford 522 52 4 N AConservative Henry Robert Twyford 475 47 6 N AMajority 47 4 8 N ATurnout 997 85 5 N ARegistered electors 1 166Liberal hold Swing N AElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1880 Newport 22 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Clifford 618 52 5 0 1Conservative Henry Robert Twyford 560 47 5 0 1Majority 58 5 0 0 2Turnout 1 178 86 5 1 0Registered electors 1 362Liberal hold Swing 0 1See also EditIsle of Wight Newtown Politics of the Isle of Wight Parliamentary representation from Isle of WightNotes and references Edit Page 25 Lewis Namier The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III 2nd edition London St Martin s Press 1957 a b c d e f History of Parliament History of Parliament trust Retrieved 19 October 2011 Created a baronet as Sir William Oglander December 1665 Lieutenant General from 1703 Webb was also elected for Ludgershall which he chose to represent and did not sit for Newport in this Parliament Morgan was also a candidate for Yarmouth but the election result there was disputed He sat for Newport until the Yarmouth election was decided in his favour then chose to represent Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament March was also elected for Chichester which he chose to represent and never sat for Newport Jervoise was also elected for Yarmouth which he chose to represent and never sat for Newport Rushworth was also elected for Yarmouth which he chose to represent and never sat for Newport a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Stooks Smith Henry 1973 1844 1850 Craig F W S ed The Parliaments of England 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services pp 153 156 ISBN 0 900178 13 2 Lamb was elected at a by election for Bletchingley two weeks after his election for Newport He chose to represent Bletchingley a b Mosse Richard Bartholomew 1838 The Parliamentary Guide a concise history of the Members of both Houses etc pp 137 175 a b John Bull 14 August 1837 pp 4 5 Retrieved 26 November 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Dickens Charles 2015 1843 Caswall Edward ed Sketches of Young Ladies Young Gentleman and Young Couples Richmond Alma Books p 196 ISBN 978 1 84749 491 7 a b Newport Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette 3 July 1852 p 4 Retrieved 10 June 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b The 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