New_Lymington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
Quick Facts 1584–1885, Seats ...
Lymington | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1584–1885 | |
Seats | Two (1584–1868); One (1868–1885) |
Replaced by | New Forest |
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1584-1640
More information Parliament, First member ...
Parliament | First member | Second member |
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1584 | Anthony Cooke | Richard Cooke[1] |
1586 (Oct) | Francis Keilway | William Wallop[1] |
1588 (Oct) | Francis Keilway | William White[1] |
1593 | Richard Blount | John Knight[1] |
1597 (Oct) | Thomas West | Henry Wallop[1] |
1601 (Oct) | Sir Francis Darcy | Thomas Ridley[1] |
1604 | Thomas Marshal | Thomas South |
1614 | Philip Fleming | Charles Thynne |
1621-1622 | Sir William Doddington | Henry Crompton |
1624 | Nicholas Ferrar | John More |
1625 | John Button | John Mills |
1626 | Herbert Doddington | John More |
1628–1629 | Herbert Doddington | Richard Whitehead |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
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1640-1868
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1868-1885
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1868 | Lord George Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | |
1874 | Edmund Hegan Kennard | Conservative | |
1885 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | George Burrard | Unopposed | |||
Tory | William Egerton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 38 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | George Burrard | Unopposed | |||
Tory | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 38 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Harry Burrard-Neale | 158 | 43.5 | ||
Tory | John Stewart | 128 | 35.3 | ||
Radical | John Blackiston | 77 | 21.2 | ||
Majority | 51 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 219 | 88.0 | |||
Registered electors | 249 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | John Stewart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 294 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | John Stewart | 161 | 40.7 | ||
Conservative | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 138 | 34.8 | ||
Radical | Samuel Gregson | 97 | 24.5 | ||
Majority | 41 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 227 | 76.7 | |||
Registered electors | 296 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Stewart | 170 | 40.0 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 149 | 35.1 | +0.3 | |
Whig | George Keppel | 106 | 24.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 43 | 10.2 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 266 (est) | 86.5 (est) | c. +9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 307 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | George Keppel | 162 | 37.9 | +13.0 | |
Peelite | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 146 | 34.1 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | John Stewart | 120 | 28.0 | −12.0 | |
Turnout | 295 (est) | 92.8 (est) | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 307 | ||||
Majority | 42 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Majority | 26 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
Keppel resigned, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Edward John Hutchins | 121 | 54.0 | +16.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Stewart[21] | 103 | 46.0 | +18.0 | |
Majority | 18 | 8.0 | -1.9 | ||
Turnout | 224 | 78.0 (est) | −14.8 | ||
Registered electors | 287 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Rivett-Carnac | 201 | 40.4 | +12.4 | |
Whig | Edward John Hutchins | 158 | 31.7 | −6.2 | |
Peelite | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 139 | 27.9 | −6.2 | |
Turnout | 249 (est) | 73.7 (est) | −19.1 | ||
Registered electors | 338 | ||||
Majority | 62 | 12.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Majority | 19 | 3.8 | -6.1 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −6.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Alexander Mackinnon Jr. | 194 | 40.8 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | John Rivett-Carnac | 187 | 39.4 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Warren William Richard Peacocke | 83 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Whig | Patrick Francis Campbell-Johnstone[23] | 11 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 238 (est) | 73.5 (est) | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 323 | ||||
Majority | 7 | 1.4 | −2.4 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Majority | 176 | 37.1 | +24.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Alexander Mackinnon Jr. | 157 | 37.2 | −5.9 | |
Conservative | John Rivett-Carnac | 140 | 33.2 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | John Bramley-Moore[24] | 125 | 29.6 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 17 | 4.0 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 290 (est) | 88.8 (est) | +15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 326 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1860s
Carnac's resignation caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Gordon-Lennox | 147 | 54.4 | −8.4 | |
Liberal | Henry Grenfell[25] | 123 | 45.6 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 24 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 270 | 81.8 | −7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 330 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.4 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Alexander Mackinnon Jr. | 192 | 49.1 | +30.5 | |
Conservative | George Gordon-Lennox | 174 | 44.5 | −18.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Norton[26] | 25 | 6.4 | −12.2 | |
Turnout | 183 (est) | 52.7 (est) | −36.1 | ||
Registered electors | 347 | ||||
Majority | 18 | 4.6 | +0.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +19.8 | |||
Majority | 149 | 38.1 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −18.3 | |||
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Seat reduced to one member
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Gordon-Lennox | 330 | 62.4 | +17.9 | |
Liberal | Daniel Pratt[27] | 199 | 37.6 | −17.9 | |
Majority | 131 | 24.8 | −13.3 | ||
Turnout | 529 | 79.9 | +27.2 | ||
Registered electors | 662 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +17.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edmund Hegan Kennard | 449 | 74.0 | +11.6 | |
Liberal | William West[28] | 158 | 26.0 | −11.6 | |
Majority | 291 | 48.0 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 607 | 85.0 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 714 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edmund Hegan Kennard | 432 | 64.4 | −9.6 | |
Liberal | Hermes Southwood Smith[29] | 239 | 35.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 193 | 28.8 | −19.2 | ||
Turnout | 671 | 86.2 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 778 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −9.6 | |||
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- Powlett was re-elected in 1715, but had also been elected for Winchester, which he chose to represent, and did not sit again for Lymington
- Created a baronet, April 1769
- Styled Marquess of Winchester from 1754
- Major from 1786
- Succeeded as a baronet, April 1791; Captain (RN) from 1793; took the surname Burrard-Neale in 1795
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