Pontefract
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1885 |
|---|---|
| County (pre 1974): | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
| County (post 1974): | N/A |
| Authority (1995): | N/A |
| Constituent Country (or Nation): | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 135 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 160 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 503 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | 233 |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | 1974¹ |
| Notes: | Full name (in Craig 3) Yorkshire (West Riding), Pontefract |
Elected Members
-
John Gully
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1837 Date of exit: 24 July 1837 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Henry Jerningham
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1835 Date of exit: 6 January 1835 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: First elected for this seat in 1830. -
Richard Milnes
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1837 Date of election: 24 July 1837 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1857 Date of exit: 27 March 1857 Nature of exit: Change of party Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Samuel Martin
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1847 Date of election: 29 July 1847 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1874 Date of exit: 31 January 1874 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Beilby Lawley
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1851* Date of election: 13 February 1851 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1852* Date of exit: 9 May 1852 Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Benjamin Oliveira
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: 1857 Date of exit: 27 March 1857 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Richard Milnes
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1863* Date of exit: 20 July 1863 Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Stenton puts exit date at December 1862, but Craig has no reference to this. -
William Wood
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct 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 -
William Overend
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1859 Date of election: 28 April 1859 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1860* Date of exit: c. 1860* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit in or before January 1860. -
Hugh Childers
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1860* Date of election: 31 January 1860 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Samuel Waterhouse
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1863* Date of election: 3 August 1863 Nature of election: By-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 -
Sydney Woolf
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area 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: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Rowland Winn
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1893* Date of exit: 20 January 1893 Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Harold Reckitt
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1893* Date of election: 13 February 1893 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1893* Date of exit: c. 1893* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit before 26 June 1893; election declared void on petition. -
Thomas Nussey
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1893* Date of election: 26 June 1893 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1910¹ Date of exit: 15 January 1910 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Frederick Booth
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1910² Date of election: 3 December 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Joseph Compton-Rickett
Party: Co. Lib. Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 14 December 1918 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1919* Date of exit: 30 July 1919 Nature of exit: Death Party: Co. Lib. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Walter Forrest
Party: Co. Lib. Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1919* Date of election: 6 September 1919 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1922 Date of exit: 15 November 1922 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Co. Lib. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Christopher Brooke
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known 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: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Adam Hills
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 14 November 1935 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1941* Date of exit: c. 1941* Nature of exit: Death Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Percy Barstow
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1941* Date of election: 24 July 1941 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Joseph Harper
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1962* Date of election: 22 March 1962 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1974¹ Date of exit: 28 February 1974 Nature of exit: Boundary revision Party: Labour Sponsorship: NUM Notes: None
Other candidates
-
John Gully
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 Notes: -
Hugh Childers
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1859 Date of election: 1859-04-28 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
William McArthur
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 1865-07-11 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Charles Gaskell
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 Notes: -
Charles Fleming
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1886-07-01 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
James Hope
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1895 Date of election: 1895-07-13 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Charles Yate
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 Notes: -
Walter Forrest
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Nat. Lib. Notes: -
Richard Needham
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1974¹ Date of election: 1974-02-28 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Paul Dean
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1962* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Mervyn Pike
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1951 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Samuel Waterhouse
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1860* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Alexander Raphael
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1835 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Campbell-Johnston
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1910² Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Elliott Lees
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1893* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes: