Totnes

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Number of seats: 2 seats 1832-1868
County (pre 1974): Devon
County (post 1974): N/A
Authority (1995): Not specified
Nation: England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 174
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
Formed 1832
Disbanded 1868
Notes: Disenfranchised for corruption in 1868. Constituency of same name reformed 1885.

Elected Members

  1. James Cornish

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1834*
    Date of exit: c. 1834*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit before 17 February 1834.

  2. Seymour

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1834*
    Date of election: 17 February 1834
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1855*
    Date of exit: c. 1855*
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit August 1855.

  3. Charles Baldwin

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1839*
    Date of election: 26 July 1839
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1852
    Date of exit: 7 July 1852
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Also MP for this constituency twice before 1832.

  4. Thomas Mills

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 7 July 1852
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1862*
    Date of exit: c. 1862*
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit before 9 December 1862.

  5. George Gifford

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1855*
    Date of election: 5 November 1855
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1862*
    Date of exit: 22 December 1862
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

  6. Alfred Seymour

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1863*
    Date of election: 20 January 1863
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1868
    Date of exit: 17 November 1868
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None