List of United Kingdom by-elections (1801–1806) explained

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1801 and 1806, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election.

In the absence of a comprehensive and reliable source for party and factional alignments in this period, no attempt is made to define them in this article. The House of Commons: 1790–1820 provides some guidance to the complex and shifting political relationships, but it is significant that the compilers of that work make no attempt to produce a definitive list of each member's allegiances.

Resignations

Where the cause of by-election is given as "resigned", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his own request to an "office of profit under the Crown". Offices used, in this period, were the Stewards of the Chiltern Hundreds or the Manor of East Hendred and the Escheators of Munster or Ulster. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.

By-elections

The c/u column denotes whether the by-election was a contested poll or an unopposed return. If the winner was re-elected, at the next general election and any intermediate by-elections, this is indicated by an * following the c or u. In a few cases the winner was elected at the next general election but had not been re-elected in a by-election after the one noted. In those cases no * symbol is used.

An incumbent who vacated a seat in the Irish Parliament, before the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland came into existence on 1 January 1801, has (IP) following their name. In two cases two member seats in the Parliament of Ireland were reduced to single member constituencies in the United Kingdom Parliament, with both old seats being vacant at the start of the union and a by-election having to be held to fill the vacancy for the new seat.

Where a seat was vacated, because the incumbent member inherited a peerage or was created a peer or was appointed to an office, click the highlighted cause for further details of the particular circumstances. If the by-election date is highlighted, this is a link to an article about the by-election.

1st Parliament (1801–1802)

Date	Constituency	c/u	Former Incumbent	Winner	Cause
14 January 1801		u	Earl of Tyrone (IP)		peerage
19 January 1801		c	Nicholas Westby (IP)		died
9 February 1801		u*			appointed
12 February 1801		u*			died
13 February 1801		u*	Stephen Moore (IP) John Dennis (IP)		resigned
14 February 1801		u			resigned
16 February 1801		u*			peerage
20 February 1801		u			appointed
20 February 1801		u			resigned
21 February 1801		u*			appointed
25 February 1801		u			appointed
25 February 1801		u*			resigned
25 February 1801		u*			resigned
25 February 1801		u			resigned
25 February 1801		u*			appointed
25 February 1801		u*			appointed
27 February 1801		u			appointed
28 February 1801		u	John Jocelyn (IP) John Stratton (IP)		resigned
2 March 1801		u*			appointed
2 March 1801		u			resigned
3 March 1801		u*			appointed
4 March 1801		u			resigned
5 March 1801		u*			appointed
5 March 1801		u			peerage
6 March 1801		u*			appointed
10 March 1801		u*			resigned
10 March 1801		u			appointed
21 March 1801		u			peerage
21 March 1801		u*			appointed
23 March 1801		u*			appointed
23 March 1801		u*			resigned
24 March 1801		u*			appointed
25 March 1801		u			resigned
4 April 1801		u*			died
9 April 1801		u*			died
10 May 1801		u			appointed
12 May 1801		u*			resigned
22 May 1801		u			appointed
30 May 1801		u*			died
1 June 1801		c*			peerage
1 June 1801		u*			appointed
9 June 1801		u			appointed
15 June 1801		u*			appointed
6 July 1801		u			resigned
6 July 1801		u*			resigned
16 July 1801		u*			peerage
30 July 1801		u*			resigned
7 November 1801		u*			resigned
12 November 1801		u*			died
13 November 1801		u*			died
19 November 1801		u*			died
21 November 1801		u			died
23 November 1801		u*			appointed
1 December 1801		u*			peerage
9 December 1801		u			resigned
		u*			died
5 January 1802		u*			died
8 January 1802		u*			peerage
12 January 1802		u*			died
13 January 1802		u*			peerage
22 February 1802		u			peerage
26 February 1802		u			peerage
1 March 1802		u*			peerage
10 March 1802		u*			resigned
25 March 1802		u*			peerage
29 March 1802		u*			died
5 April 1802		u			peerage
19 April 1802		u*			appointed
5 May 1802		c			died
5 May 1802		u			appointed
8 May 1802		u*			appointed

2nd Parliament (1802–1806)

Date	Constituency	c/u	Former Incumbent	Winner	Cause
14 December 1802		u*			resigned
14 December 1802		u*			died
14 December 1802		u			sat elsewhere
15 December 1802		u*			peerage
16 December 1802		u			sat elsewhere
16 December 1802		u*			resigned
17 December 1802		u			sat elsewhere
18 December 1802		u			resigned
24 December 1802		u			sat elsewhere
24 December 1802		c			sat elsewhere
30 December 1802		u			resigned
4 January 1803		u			peerage
4 January 1803		u*			died
12 January 1803		u			resigned
24 January 1803		u			resigned
		c	James Dashwood		resigned
8 February 1803		u			died
11 February 1803		u			appointed
15 February 1803		u			sat elsewhere
25 February 1803		u			resigned
29 March 1803		u*			peerage
30 March 1803		c*			void election
31 March 1803		u			void election
5 April 1803		u*			appointed
5 April 1803		c			void election
				Sir William Manners
19 April 1803		c			void election
				Alexander Allan
9 May 1803		u*			appointed
17 May 1803		c			void election
19 May 1803		u			resigned
30 May 1803		c*			void election
9 June 1803		u			sat elsewhere
17 June 1803		u*			peerage
18 June 1803		u			resigned
20 June 1803		u*			died
29 June 1803		c			appointed
8 July 1803		u*			peerage
18 July 1803		u*			resigned
18 July 1803		u			died
29 July 1803		u			resigned
13 August 1803		u			resigned
15 August 1803		u*			peerage
16 August 1803		u*			resigned
19 August 1803		u*			appointed
22 August 1803		u			resigned
22 August 1803		u*			resigned
23 August 1803		u			appointed
		u			appointed
1 October 1803		u			died
14 November 1803		u*			peerage
2 December 1803		u			peerage
3 December 1803		c			appointed
21 December 1803		u			resigned
26 December 1803		u			resigned
27 December 1803		u			resigned
30 December 1803		u*			appointed
8 February 1804		u*			appointed
8 February 1804		c			died
17 February 1804		u*			appointed
22 February 1804		c			void election
27 February 1804		u			died
27 February 1804		u			resigned
5 March 1804		c			void election
9 March 1804		c		double return – decided 16 May 1804	peerage
				William Huskisson
16 March 1804		c			void election
17 March 1804		u*			died
21 March 1804		u			resigned
31 March 1804		u*			resigned
9 April 1804		u			died
27 April 1804		u			resigned
7 May 1804		u*			resigned
17 May 1804		u			appointed
19 May 1804		u			appointed
22 May 1804		u*			appointed
22 May 1804		u*			appointed
24 May 1804		u*		Ralph Sheldon	appointed
26 May 1804		u*			appointed
26 May 1804		u			appointed
26 May 1804		u*			appointed
4 June 1804		u			appointed
4 June 1804		u*			appointed
4 June 1804		u			appointed
12 June 1804		u			resigned
26 June 1804		u			appointed
5 July 1804		u*			appointed
16 July 1804		c			void election
19 July 1804		u*			resigned
20 July 1804		u*			appointed
23 July 1804		c			void 9 Jul 1804
					void 5 Mar 1805
					void 10 Feb 1806
28 July 1804		u			appointed
30 July 1804		–		no return made due to riot	resigned
4 August 1804		u*			resigned
4 August 1804		u*			appointed
4 August 1804		u*			appointed
6 August 1804		u*			appointed
14 August 1804		u*			appointed
20 August 1804		u			appointed
1 October 1804		u*			died
10 October 1804		u			died
8 November 1804		u*			died
14 December 1804		u			died
23 January 1805		u			died
23 January 1805		u*			peerage
23 January 1805		u*			resigned
28 January 1805		u			appointed
30 January 1805		u*			died
31 January 1805		u*			resigned
31 January 1805		u*			died
4 February 1805		u*			appointed
5 February 1805		u*			peerage
6 February 1805		u			died
8 February 1805		u*			appointed
8 February 1805		u			appointed
11 February 1805		c*			died
11 February 1805		u			appointed
14 February 1805		u			appointed
27 February 1805		u*			appointed
4 March 1805		u			peerage
13 March 1805		c*			died
25 March 1805		c			resigned
28 March 1805		c*			appointed
29 March 1805		u*			Voted before taking the Oath
1 April 1805		u*			appointed
6 April 1805		u*			appointed
15 April 1805		u*			resigned
22 April 1805		u			resigned
23 April 1805		u			resigned
1 May 1805		u*			died
8 May 1805		u			died
10 May 1805		u			resigned
17 May 1805		c*			died
5 June 1805		u			resigned
8 June 1805		u*			peerage
10 June 1805		u			died
24 June 1805		u*			died
26 June 1805		u			resigned
29 June 1805		u*			resigned
22 July 1805		u			resigned
26 July 1805		u			resigned
27 July 1805		c*			appointed
7 August 1805		c*			died
9 August 1805		u			resigned
8 November 1805		u*			died
		c*			died
6 January 1806		u*			died
18 January 1806		u			died
27 January 1806		u*			appointed
29 January 1806		u			resigned
31 January 1806		u			peerage
5 February 1806		u*			peerage
7 February 1806		c*			died
8 February 1806		u			appointed
13 February 1806		u			appointed
15 February 1806		u			appointed
15 February 1806		u			appointed
17 February 1806		u*			appointed
17 February 1806		u*			appointed
17 February 1806		u			appointed
17 February 1806		u*			appointed
17 February 1806		u			peerage
17 February 1806		u*			resigned
		u*			appointed
18 February 1806		u*			appointed
19 February 1806		u			appointed
		u*			appointed
19 February 1806		u			appointed
20 February 1806		u*			peerage
20 February 1806		u			appointed
21 February 1806		u*			appointed
21 February 1806		u			appointed
		u			resigned
22 February 1806		u			resigned
22 February 1806		u*			appointed
24 February 1806		u*			appointed
24 February 1806		u*			appointed
24 February 1806		u*			peerage
24 February 1806		u*			resigned
24 February 1806		u*			resigned
25 February 1806		u*			appointed
25 February 1806		u*			appointed
27 February 1806		u			appointed
28 February 1806		u			appointed
3 March 1806		c*			peerage
6 March 1806		u*			resigned
14 March 1806		u			appointed
14 March 1806		u*			resigned
15 March 1806		u*			appointed
15 March 1806		u			resigned
18 March 1806		u*			resigned
21 March 1806		u*			resigned
1 April 1806		u			resigned
11 April 1806		u			died
11 April 1806		u*			appointed
12 April 1806		u			peerage
17 April 1806		u*			appointed
17 April 1806		u			resigned
18 April 1806		u*			appointed
21 April 1806		u			resigned
26 April 1806		u*			died
29 April 1806		u*			resigned
10 May 1806		u*			appointed
10 May 1806		u*			appointed
22 May 1806		u*			died
27 May 1806		c			peerage
2 June 1806		u*			died
9 June 1806		u			appointed
16 June 1806		u*			died
17 June 1806		c*			appointed
14 July 1806		u*			appointed
16 July 1806		u*			resigned
28 July 1806		c*			died
31 July 1806		u			resigned
1 August 1806		u			resigned
1 August 1806		u			resigned
7 October 1806		u			died

See also

• Members of the 1st UK Parliament from Ireland
• Members of the 2nd UK Parliament from Ireland

References

• • Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with name of constituency represented, and date of return, from 1213 to 1874.
• Book: Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Brian M. . Walker . Royal Irish Academy . 1978.
• The House of Commons 1790–1820, edited by R.G. Thorne (Secker & Warburg 1986)

External links

• History of Parliament: Members 1790–1820
• History of Parliament: Constituencies 1790–1820