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|rowspan="3"|[[Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet|John Meux]]<ref>Created a baronet, December 1641</ref>||rowspan="3"|[[Cavaliers|Royalist]] |
|rowspan="3"|[[Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet|John Meux]]<ref>Created a baronet, December 1641</ref>||rowspan="3"|[[Cavaliers|Royalist]] |
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| [[Nicholas Weston (MP for Newtown)|Hon. Nicholas Weston]] ||<!-- party --> |
| [[Nicholas Weston (MP for Newtown)|Hon. Nicholas Weston]] ||<!-- party --> |
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|[[Long Parliament|November 1640]] |
|[[Long Parliament|November 1640]] |
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|[[Nicholas Weston (MP for Newtown)|Hon. Nicholas Weston]]||[[Cavaliers|Royalist]] |
|[[Nicholas Weston (MP for Newtown)|Hon. Nicholas Weston]]||[[Cavaliers|Royalist]] |
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|[[Sir John Barrington, 3rd Baronet|Sir John Barrington]]|| |
|[[Sir John Barrington, 3rd Baronet|Sir John Barrington]]|| |
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|[[John Bulkeley (MP)|John Bulkeley]]|| |
|[[John Bulkeley (MP)|John Bulkeley]]|| |
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|[[Third Protectorate Parliament|January 1659]] |
|[[Third Protectorate Parliament|January 1659]] |
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|[[John Maynard (1604–1690)|Serjeant John Maynard]]||<!-- party --> |
|[[John Maynard (1604–1690)|Serjeant John Maynard]]||<!-- party --> |
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|[[William Laurence (MP)|William Laurence]]||<!-- party --> |
|[[William Laurence (MP)|William Laurence]]||<!-- party --> |
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|[[Rump Parliament|May 1659]] |
|[[Rump Parliament|May 1659]] |
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|colspan="6"|''Not represented in the restored [[Rump Parliament|Rump]]'' |
|colspan="6"|''Not represented in the restored [[Rump Parliament|Rump]]'' |
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|April 1660 |
|April 1660 |
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|rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Sir John Barrington, 3rd Baronet|Sir John Barrington]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Sir John Barrington, 3rd Baronet|Sir John Barrington]] |
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|rowspan="3"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party --> |
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| [[Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet|Sir Henry Worsley]] |
| [[Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet|Sir Henry Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1666 |
|1666 |
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| [[Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet|Sir Robert Worsley]] |
| [[Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet|Sir Robert Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
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|1677 |
|1677 |
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|rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="4"| [[John Holmes (admiral)|Admiral Sir John Holmes]] |
|rowspan="4"| [[John Holmes (admiral)|Admiral Sir John Holmes]] |
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|rowspan="4"| <!-- party --> |
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|February 1679 |
|February 1679 |
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| [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|John Churchill]] |
| [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|John Churchill]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|August 1679 |
|August 1679 |
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| [[Lemuel Kingdon]] |
| [[Lemuel Kingdon]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
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|1681 |
|1681 |
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| [[Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea|Daniel Finch]] |
| [[Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea|Daniel Finch]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
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|1685 |
|1685 |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Thomas Done]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Thomas Done]] |
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|rowspan="3"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party --> |
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| [[William Blathwayt]] |
| [[William Blathwayt]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1689 |
|1689 |
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| [[Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh|The Earl of Ranelagh]] |
| [[Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh|The Earl of Ranelagh]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1695 |
|1695 |
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|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
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|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
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|1698 |
|1698 |
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|rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Thomas Hopsonn]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Thomas Hopsonn]] |
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|rowspan="3"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="3"| <!-- party --> |
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|1701 |
|1701 |
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| [[Joseph Dudley]] |
| [[Joseph Dudley]] |
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|1702 |
|1702 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[John Leigh (Newtown MP)|John Leigh]] |
| [[John Leigh (Newtown MP)|John Leigh]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1705 |
|1705 |
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|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
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|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Henry Worsley (diplomat)|Henry Worsley]] |
| [[Henry Worsley (diplomat)|Henry Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1715 |
|1715 |
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| [[Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet|Sir Robert Worsley]] |
| [[Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet|Sir Robert Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1722 |
|1722 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[William Stephens (1671–1753)|William Stephens]] |
| [[William Stephens (1671–1753)|William Stephens]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Charles Worsley (died 1739)|Charles Worsley]] |
| [[Charles Worsley (died 1739)|Charles Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
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|1727<ref>At the election of 1727 Worsley and Holmes beat Barrington and Powlett, but on petition the result was reversed as a result of a dispute over the franchise</ref> |
|1727<ref>At the election of 1727 Worsley and Holmes beat Barrington and Powlett, but on petition the result was reversed as a result of a dispute over the franchise</ref> |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes|Thomas Holmes]] |
| [[Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes|Thomas Holmes]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1729 |
|1729 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Charles Armand Powlett]] |
| [[Charles Armand Powlett]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Sir John Barrington, 7th Baronet|Sir John Barrington]] |
| [[Sir John Barrington, 7th Baronet|Sir John Barrington]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1734 |
|1734 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
| [[Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet|James Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes|Thomas Holmes]] |
| [[Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes|Thomas Holmes]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1741 |
|1741 |
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|rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" | |
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="4"| [[Sir John Barrington, 7th Baronet|Sir John Barrington]] |
|rowspan="4"| [[Sir John Barrington, 7th Baronet|Sir John Barrington]] |
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|rowspan="4"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="4"| <!-- party --> |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Henry Holmes (general)|Henry Holmes]] |
| [[Henry Holmes (general)|Henry Holmes]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1747 |
|1747 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Maurice Bocland (died 1765)|Maurice Bocland]] |
| [[Maurice Bocland (died 1765)|Maurice Bocland]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1754 |
|1754 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Harcourt Powell]] |
| [[Harcourt Powell]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|April 1775 |
|April 1775 |
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|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | |
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Charles Ambler (barrister)|Charles Ambler]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Charles Ambler (barrister)|Charles Ambler]] |
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|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
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|December 1775 |
|December 1775 |
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|rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | |
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Edward Meux Worsley]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Edward Meux Worsley]] |
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|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="2"| <!-- party --> |
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|1780 |
|1780 |
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|rowspan="7" style="background-color: white" | |
|rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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|rowspan="7"| [[Sir John Barrington, 9th Baronet|John Barrington]]<ref>Succeeded to a baronetcy as Sir John Barrington in 1792</ref> |
|rowspan="7"| [[Sir John Barrington, 9th Baronet|John Barrington]]<ref>Succeeded to a baronetcy as Sir John Barrington in 1792</ref> |
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|rowspan="7"| <!-- party --> |
|rowspan="7"| <!-- party --> |
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|1782 |
|1782 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Henry Dundas]] |
| [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Henry Dundas]] |
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| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
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|1783 |
|1783 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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| [[Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley|Richard Pepper Arden]] |
| [[Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley|Richard Pepper Arden]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|April 1784 |
|April 1784 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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| [[James Worsley]] |
| [[James Worsley]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|August 1784 |
|August 1784 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
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| [[Mark Gregory (died 1793)|Mark Gregory]] |
| [[Mark Gregory (died 1793)|Mark Gregory]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|1790 |
|1790 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet|Sir Richard Worsley]] |
| [[Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet|Sir Richard Worsley]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1793 |
|1793 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[George Canning]] |
| [[George Canning]] |
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| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
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|1796 |
|1796 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet|Sir Richard Worsley]] |
| [[Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet|Sir Richard Worsley]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Charles Shaw-Lefevre (MP)|Charles Shaw-Lefevre]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Charles Shaw-Lefevre (MP)|Charles Shaw-Lefevre]] |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1801 |
|1801 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough|Sir Edward Law]] |
| [[Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough|Sir Edward Law]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|May 1802 |
|May 1802 |
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| style="background-color: white" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: white" | |
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| [[Ewan Law]] |
| [[Ewan Law]] |
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| <!-- party --> |
| <!-- party --> |
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|July 1802 |
|July 1802 |
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|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Sir Robert Barclay, 8th Baronet|Sir Robert Barclay]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Sir Robert Barclay, 8th Baronet|Sir Robert Barclay]] |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
|rowspan="3"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Charles Chapman (MP)|Charles Chapman]] |
| [[Charles Chapman (MP)|Charles Chapman]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1805 |
|1805 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[James Paull (MP)|James Paull]] |
| [[James Paull (MP)|James Paull]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1806 |
|1806 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[George Canning]] |
| [[George Canning]] |
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| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
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|1807 |
|1807 |
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|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" | |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Barrington Pope Blachford]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Barrington Pope Blachford]] |
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|rowspan="2"| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[British Tory Party|Tory]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Dudley Long North]] |
| [[Dudley Long North]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1808 |
|1808 |
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|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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|rowspan="2"| [[George Anderson-Pelham|Hon. George Anderson-Pelham]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[George Anderson-Pelham|Hon. George Anderson-Pelham]] |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1816 |
|1816 |
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|rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
|rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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|rowspan="5"| [[Hudson Gurney]] |
|rowspan="5"| [[Hudson Gurney]] |
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|rowspan="5"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
|rowspan="5"| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1820 |
|1820 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Dudley Long North]] |
| [[Dudley Long North]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1821 |
|1821 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham|Charles Cavendish]] |
| [[Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham|Charles Cavendish]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1830 |
|1830 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough|Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham]] |
| [[Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough|Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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|1831 |
|1831 |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" | |
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| [[William Horne (Liberal politician)|Sir William Horne]] |
| [[William Horne (Liberal politician)|Sir William Horne]] |
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| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Isle of Wight |
Major settlements | Newtown |
1584–1832 | |
Seats | Two |
Created from | Hampshire |
Replaced by | Isle of Wight |
Newtown was a parliamentary borough located in Newtown on the Isle of Wight, which was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two members of parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
The borough was abolished in the Reform Act 1832, and from the 1832 general election its territory was included in the new county constituency of Isle of Wight.
History
[edit]Newtown, located on the large natural harbour on the north-western coast of the Isle of Wight, was the first borough established in the county. A French raid in 1377, which destroyed much of the town as well as other settlements on the island, sealed its permanent decline. By the mid-16th century it was a small settlement long eclipsed by the more easily defended town of Newport. To try to stimulate economic development, Elizabeth I awarded the town two parliamentary seats.
Newtown was a burgage borough, meaning that the right to vote was vested solely in the owners of a specified number of properties or "burgage tenements". At the time of the Reform Act 1832 there were 39 burgage tenements, held by 23 burgesses; however, most of these held only life grants. It was common practice for life grants to be made to friends of the proprietors so as to ensure that the full voting power could be exercised; if these nominees failed to vote as expected, they could be ejected and replaced by somebody more reliable before the next election. These voters were often non-resident – and indeed, it could hardly be otherwise, for although there were 39 burgage tenements, there were only 14 houses. Unlike many rotten boroughs, no single landowner controlled a majority of the burgages: the reversionary rights in them belonged to three families (Barrington, Holmes and Anderson-Pelham), with none having an overall majority. Elections in the borough consequently required careful management and sometimes considerable expenditure to achieve the desired result. In the 1750s and 1760s, the arrangement was that one of the two seats was considered to be in the gift of the Barrington family, while Thomas Holmes (who also nursed the other two Isle of Wight boroughs, Newport and Yarmouth, for the government[1]) negotiated the election of the government's nominee for the other, unless he wanted it for a member of the Holmes family.
By 1831, the borough had a population of just 68, and it was disestablished the following year by the Reform Act.
Members of Parliament
[edit]1584–1640
[edit]Parliament | First member | Second member |
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1584 | William Meux | Robert Redge[2] |
1586 | Richard Huyshe | Richard Dillington[2] |
1588 | Richard Huyshe | Richard Sutton[2] |
1593 | Thomas Dudley | Richard Browne[2] |
1597 | Silvanus Scory | Thomas Crompton[2] |
1601 | Robert Wroth | Robert Cotton[2] |
1604 | Sir John Stanhope ennobled and replaced 1605 by Thomas Wilson |
William Meux |
1614 (Mar) | George Stoughton (sat for Guildford) and replaced 1614 by William Higford |
Sir Henry Berkeley |
1621 (Jan) | John Ferrar (sat for Tamworth) and replaced 1621 by Sir William Harington |
Sir Thomas Barrington |
1624 (Jan) | George Garrard | Sir Gilbert Gerard, Bt (sat for Middlesex) |
1624 (Mar) | Sir Thomas Barrington | |
1625 | Sir Thomas Barrington | Thomas Malet |
1626 | Sir Thomas Barrington | Thomas Malet |
1628–1629 | Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet | Robert Barrington |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
1640–1832
[edit]Notes
- ^ Page 205, Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition, London: Macmillan, 1957)
- ^ a b c d e f "History of Parliament". History of Parliament. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Created a baronet, December 1641
- ^ At the election of 1727 Worsley and Holmes beat Barrington and Powlett, but on petition the result was reversed as a result of a dispute over the franchise
- ^ Succeeded to a baronetcy as Sir John Barrington in 1792
See also
[edit]- Isle of Wight
- Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
- Politics of the Isle of Wight
- Parliamentary representation from Isle of Wight
References
[edit]- D Brunton & D H Pennington, "Members of the Long Parliament" (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [1]
- D Englefield, J Seaton & I White, Facts About the British Prime Ministers (London: Mansell, 1995)
- J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
- Henry Stooks Smith, "The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)