Rochester
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1885 |
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| County (pre 1974): | Kent |
| County (post 1974): | N/A |
| Authority (1995): | N/A |
| Nation: | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 144 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 165 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | 1918 |
| Notes: | None |
Elected Members
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Ralph Bernal
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area 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: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Also MP for Lincoln, before 1820; first elected for this constituency in 1820. Defeated contesting Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at 1841 General Election. -
John Mills
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: 1835 Date of exit: 6 January 1835 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: First elected for this constituency in 1831. -
Thomas Hodges
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1835 Date of election: 6 January 1835 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1837 Date of exit: 24 July 1837 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: check reason -
Thomas Hobhouse
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional 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: Unknown Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
James Douglas
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area 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: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Bodkin
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional 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: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Ralph Bernal
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1847 Date of election: 29 July 1847 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Hodges
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area 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 -
Thomas Maddock
Party: Conservative 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: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Francis Child-Villiers
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1856* Date of exit: c. 1856* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit January 1856 -
Philip Wykeham-Martin
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1856* Date of election: 8 February 1856 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1878* Date of exit: 31 May 1878 Nature of exit: Death Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Kinglake
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: 1870* Date of exit: 9 July 1870 Nature of exit: Death Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Julian Goldsmid
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1870* Date of election: 19 July 1870 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Arthur Otway
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1878* Date of election: 14 June 1878 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Roger Leigh
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional 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: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Francis Hughes-Hallett
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1889* Date of exit: c. 1889* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit March 1889. -
Edward Knatchbull-Hugesson
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1889* Date of election: 16 April 1889 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1892 Date of exit: 4 July 1892 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Horatio Davies
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1892 Date of election: 4 July 1892 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1893* Date of exit: c. 1893* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
James Edward Hubert Cranborne
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1893* Date of election: 8 February 1893 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1903* Date of exit: 22 August 1903 Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Charles Tuff
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1903* Date of election: 23 September 1903 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1906 Date of exit: 12 January 1906 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Ernest Lamb
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: Unknown Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Ernest Lamb
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: 15 January 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Samuel Ridley
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: 15 January 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1910² Date of exit: 3 December 1910 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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James Douglas
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1837 Date of election: 1837-07-24 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
William Hugh Melgund
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: -
Cecil Grenfell
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: Liberal Notes: -
Horatio Davies
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1889* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Charles Wellesley
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1835 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: