Harwich
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1868 |
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| County (pre 1974): | Essex |
| County (post 1974): | Essex |
| Authority (1995): | Not specified |
| Nation: | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 82 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 263 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 335 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | 377 |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | 2010 |
| Notes: | Full name (in Craig 2,3,4) Essex, Harwich |
Elected Members
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Christopher Tower
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1835 Date of exit: 6 January 1835 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Herries
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1841 Date of exit: 29 June 1841 Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: First elected for Harwich in 1823. Defeated contesting Ipswich in 1841 General Election -
Francis Bonham
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1835 Date of election: 6 January 1835 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1837 Date of exit: 24 July 1837 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Also MP for Rye, 1830-1831. -
Alexander Ellice
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1837 Date of election: 24 July 1837 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1841 Date of exit: 29 June 1841 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Beresford
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1841 Date of election: 29 June 1841 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1847 Date of exit: 29 July 1847 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Attwood
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1841 Date of election: 29 June 1841 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1849* Date of exit: c. 1849* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Bagshaw
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1847 Date of election: 29 July 1847 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Hobhouse
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1848* Date of election: 1 April 1848 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1851* Date of exit: c. 1851* Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit February 1851 (exact date of elevation unknown). -
Robert Crawford
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1851* Date of election: 28 May 1851 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1851* Date of exit: c. 1851* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: 1851: elected Harwich after opp unseated on pet, then C himself unseated on further pet -
Fitz-Roy Kelly
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1852* Date of election: 10 April 1852 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1852* Date of exit: c. 1852* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit April or May 1852; resigned to contest Suffolk Eastern at by-election. -
Isaac Butt
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1852* Date of election: 8 May 1852 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
David Waddington
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1857 Date of exit: 27 March 1857 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
George Sandford
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1853* Date of exit: c. 1853* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit before 21 June 1853; unseated on petition. -
John Bagshaw
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1853* Date of election: 21 June 1853 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1859 Date of exit: 28 April 1859 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Robert Bagshaw
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1859 Date of exit: 28 April 1859 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
George Warburton
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1857* Date of exit: 23 October 1857 Nature of exit: Death Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Henry Jervis-White-Jervis
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1859 Date of election: 28 April 1859 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Campbell
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1859 Date of election: 28 April 1859 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1860* Date of exit: c. 1860* Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit before 24 April 1860. -
Richard Rowley
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1860* Date of election: 24 April 1860 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1865 Date of exit: 11 July 1865 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Kelk
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 11 July 1865 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1868 Date of exit: 17 November 1868 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Harwich became single mbr const 1868 -
Henry Tyler
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1880 Date of election: 31 March 1880 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
James Round
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1906 Date of exit: 12 January 1906 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Arthur Lever
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1906 Date of election: 12 January 1906 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1910¹ Date of exit: 15 January 1910 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Harry Newton
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: 15 January 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1922 Date of exit: 15 November 1922 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Albert Hillary
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 15 November 1922 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1924 Date of exit: 29 October 1924 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Frederick Rice
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1924 Date of election: 29 October 1924 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1929 Date of exit: 30 May 1929 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Stanley Holmes
Party: Nat. Lib. Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 14 November 1935 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Nature of exit: Change of party Party: Nat. Lib. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Stanley Holmes
Party: Nat. Lib. & Con. Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1954* Date of exit: 18 January 1954 Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Party: Nat. Lib. & Con. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Julian Ridsdale
Party: Nat. Lib. & Con. Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1954* Date of election: 11 February 1954 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1970 Date of exit: 18 June 1970 Nature of exit: Change of party Party: Nat. Lib. & Con. Sponsorship: None known Notes: Sat as Conservative for latter part of 1966-1970 Parliament. -
Julian Ridsdale
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1970 Date of election: 18 June 1970 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1992 Date of exit: 9 April 1992 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Iain Sproat
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1992 Date of election: 9 April 1992 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1997 Date of exit: 1 May 1997 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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Nicholas Leader
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 1832-12-10 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative -
John Bagshaw
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1841 Date of election: 1841-06-29 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal -
John Bagshaw
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 1852-07-07 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal -
David Jenkins
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1868 Date of election: 1868-11-17 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal -
Harry Newton
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1906 Date of election: 1906-01-12 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative -
John Mayhew
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1929 Date of election: 1929-05-30 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative -
Shirley Williams
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1955 Date of election: 1955-05-26 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour -
David Winnick
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1964 Date of election: 1964-10-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour -
Liz Lynne
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1987 Date of election: 1987-06-11 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Lib. Dem. -
Iain Sproat
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 2001 Date of election: 2001-06-07 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative -
Richard Rowley
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1859 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative -
Shirley Williams
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1954* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Labour -
George Warburton
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1852 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal -
William Campbell
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1859* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal -
Christopher Tower
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1837 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal -
Frederick Rice
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1923 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative -
William Robinson
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1959 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Labour -
Robert Crawford
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1851* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal