Cumberland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire. It was divided between the constituencies of Cumberland East and Cumberland West in 1832.
Quick Facts 1290–1832, Seats ...
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1290–1832 | |
| Seats | two |
| Replaced by | Cumberland East and Cumberland West |
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- Constituency created 1290
MPs 1290–1640
More information Parliament, First member ...
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Sir John Wigton | |
| 1305 | Sir John Wigton | |
| 1306 | Sir John de Lucy | |
| 1312 | Andrew Harclay | |
| 1313 | Sir John Wigton | |
| 1316 | John de Skelton | |
| 1324 | Hugh de Lowther | |
| 1325 | Robert Parning | |
| 1327 | Robert Parning | |
| 1328 | Robert Parning | |
| 1331 | Robert Parning | |
| 1332 | Robert Parning | |
| 1337 | Thomas de Skelton | |
| 1342 | Hugh de Lowther | Peter de Tylliol |
| 1344 | Hugh de Lowther | John de Orreton |
| 1345 | Hugh de Lowther | Henry de Malton |
| 1368 | James Pickering | |
| 1377 | Richard de Sandys | Sir Richard Moubray |
| 1377 | John FitzHugh de Lowther | |
| 1378 | Peter Tilliol | |
| 1380 (Jan) | Sir William Curwen | |
| 1380 (Nov) | Peter Tilliol | |
| 1383 | John de Burgham | John de Kirby |
| 1385 | Sir Richard de Beaulieu | Sir Peter Tilliol |
| 1386 | Amand Monceaux | John Thirlwall[1] |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir John de Derwentwater | Sir John Ireby[1] |
| 1388 (Sep) | Amand Monceaux | Sir Robert Muncaster[1] |
| 1390 (Jan) | Amand Monceaux | William de Threlkeld[1] |
| 1390 (Nov) | William Stapleton | Thomas Sands[1] |
| 1391 | Sir Peter Tilliol | Robert Lowther[1] |
| 1393 | Geoffrey Tilliol | William Lowther[1] |
| 1394 | Sir Clement Skelton | Robert Lowther[1] |
| 1395 | William Stapleton | Thomas Sands[1] |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir John Ireby | Sir Clement Skelton[1] |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir Peter Tilliol | William Osmundlaw[1] |
| 1399 | Sir William Leigh | Roland Vaux[1] |
| 1401 | Robert Lowther | William Stapleton[1] |
| 1402 | Sir Peter Tilliol | John Skelton[1] |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir Robert Lowther | William Lowther I[1] |
| 1404 (Oct) | John More I | William Bewley[1] |
| 1406 | Sir Robert Lowther | Sir John Skelton[1] |
| 1407 | William Stapleton | William More[1] |
| 1410 | Sir Peter Tilliol | Christopher Moresby[1] |
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Sir Peter Tilliol | William Bewley[1] |
| 1414 (Apr) | (Sir) Robert Lowther | Sir William Leigh[1] |
| 1414 (Nov) | Sir Christopher Curwen | John Eaglesfield[1] |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | (Sir) John Lancaster | William Stapleton[1] |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Sir Peter Tilliol | (Sir) Robert Lowther[1] |
| 1419 | Sir Peter Tilliol | Richard Restwold I[1] |
| 1420 | Sir Peter Tilliol | Thomas de la More[1] |
| 1421 (May) | Sir John Lamplugh | Richard Restwold II[1] |
| 1421 (Dec) | Sir Peter Tilliol | Sir Nicholas Radcliffe[1] |
| 1422 | Sir Peter Tilliol | Sir John Skelton |
| 1423 | Sir Christopher Curwen | |
| 1425 | Sir Christopher Curwen | Sir Peter Tilliol |
| 1426 | Sir Peter Tilliol | |
| 1427 | Sir Christopher Curwen | Sir Nicholas Ratcliffe of Derwentwater |
| 1431 | Sir Christopher Curwen | |
| 1432 | Sir Christopher Curwen | |
| 1445 | Sir Thomas Parr | |
| 1446 | Sir John Penington | |
| 1467 | Sir John Huddleston | |
| 1491 | Sir Christopher Dacre | |
| 1510–1515 | No Names Known [2] | |
| 1523 | ?Sir Christopher Dacre | ? [2] |
| 1529 | Sir Christopher Dacre | John Lee I[2] |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | ||
| 1542 | ?Sir Thomas Wharton | ?Hon. Sir Thomas Wharton[2] |
| 1545 | Hon. Sir Thomas Wharton | Cuthbert Hutton[2] |
| 1547 | Hon. Sir Thomas Wharton | Richard Musgrave[2] |
| 1553 (Mar) | (Sir) Richard Musgrave | Henry Curwen[2] |
| 1553 (Oct) | Hon. Sir Thomas Wharton | Thomas Dacre[2] |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Lee II | Robert Penruddock[2] |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Lee II | Robert Penruddock[2] |
| 1555 | Thomas Threlkeld | Henry Curwen[2] |
| 1558 | Leonard Dacre | John Dalston [2] |
| 1558–1559 | Leonard Dacre | William Musgrave[3] |
| 1563 (Jan) | Leonard Dacre | Henry Curwen[3] |
| 1571 | Sir Henry Percy, sat for Northumberland and repl. by ? | Sir Simon Musgrave [3] |
| 1572 | Sir Simon Musgrave | Edward Scrope, died and repl. Nov 1580 by Sir Thomas Boynton?[3] |
| 1584 | Thomas Scrope | Robert Bowes I[3] |
| 1586 | Robert Bowes I | Henry Leigh[3] |
| 1588–9 | Sir Thomas Scrope | Robert Bowes I[3] |
| 1593 | Nicholas Curwen | Wilfred Lawson[3] |
| 1597 | Joseph Pennington (MP) | Christopher Pickering[3] |
| 1601 (Oct) | William Huddleston | Gerard Lowther II[3] |
| 1604–1611 | Sir Wilfred Lawson | Edward Musgrave |
| 1614 | Sir Wilfred Lawson | Sir Thomas Penruddock |
| 1621–2 | Sir George Dalston | Sir Henry Curwen |
| 1624 | Sir George Dalston | Ferdinando Huddleston |
| 1625 | Sir George Dalston | Patricius Curwen |
| 1626 | Sir George Dalston | Patricius Curwen |
| 1628 | Sir George Dalston | Sir Patricius Curwen, Bt |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliament summoned |
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MPs 1640–1832
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- Constituency abolished (1832)
Notes
- "History of Parliament". Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "History of Parliament". Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "History of Parliament". Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- Sir William Armine, Bt., from 1651
- At the general election of 1768, Lowther defeated Fletcher by two votes, but on petition the result was overturned and Fletcher declared elected
- Created a baronet as Sir John Lowther, 1824
The county franchise, from 1430, was held by the adult male owners of freehold land valued at 40 shillings or more. Each elector had as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings, which took place in the town of Cockermouth. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and intimidation of electors, which was widespread in the unreformed British political system.
The expense, to candidates, of contested elections encouraged the leading families of the county to agree on the candidates to be returned unopposed whenever possible. Contested county elections were therefore unusual.
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Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.
Elections in the 18th century
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | James Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Gilfrid Lawson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | Christopher Musgrave | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Gilfrid Lawson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | James Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Gilfrid Lawson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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- Note: James Lowther succeeded his brother as baronet in 1731
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | James Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Pennington | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | James Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Pennington | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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- Death of Pennington
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | John Pennington | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | James Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | John Pennington | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Henry Curwen | 2,139 | 26.8 | N/A | |
| Tory | James Lowther | 1,977 | 24.8 | N/A | |
| Whig | Henry Fletcher | 1,975 | 24.7 | N/A | |
| Tory | Humphrey Senhouse | 1,891 | 23.7 | N/A | |
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- On petition, Fletcher returned in place of Lowther, 16 December 1768
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Tory | James Lowther | 976 | 45.2 | N/A | |
| Whig | Henry Fletcher | 876 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Tory | Joseph Pennington | 305 | 14.1 | N/A | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Tory | John Lowther | 166 | 41.5 | N/A | |
| Whig | John Christian Curwen | 138 | 34.5 | N/A | |
| Tory | George Howard | 96 | 24.0 | N/A | |
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- D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by F. W. S. Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
- House of Commons records at British History Online
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)