List of United Kingdom by-elections (1832–1847) explained

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1832 and 1847, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: light blue for a Conservative (or Tory before 1835) gain, orange for a Whig gain and green for Irish Repeal gain.

Resignations

Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "seeks re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, the Steward of the Manor of Northstead, the Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, the Steward of the Manor of East Hendred or the Steward of the Manor of Poynings. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.

By-elections

14th Parliament (1841–1847)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
County Cork2 July 1847Daniel O'ConnellMaurice PowerDeath
Derby16 June 1847Viscount DuncannonFrederick Leveson-GowerSuccession to a peerage
County Galway17 May 1847Thomas Barnwall MartinThomas BurkeDeath
East Somerset10 April 1847William Gore-LangtonWilliam PinneyDeath
Bedfordshire30 March 1847William Thornton AstellLord Charles RussellDeath
Lewes17 March 1847Sir Howard ElphinstoneRobert PerfectResignation
Canterbury15 March 1847James BradshawLord Albert ConynghamDeath
Galway Borough17 February 1847Sir Valentine BlakeJames Henry MonahanDeath
Middlesex3 February 1847George ByngLord Robert GrosvenorDeath
West Sussex2 February 1847Charles WyndhamRichard PrimeResignation
Chester30 January 1847Lord Robert GrosvenorEarl GrosvenorResignation to contest Middlesex
Salisbury25 January 1847Ambrose HusseyWilliam James ChaplinResignation
North Lincolnshire12 January 1847Lord WorsleySir Montague CholmeleySuccession to a peerage
East Worcestershire11 January 1847John BarnebyGeorge RushoutResignation
Renfrewshire9 December 1846Patrick Maxwell StewartWilliam MureDeath
Clonmel12 September 1846David Richard PigotCecil John LawlessResignation (Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland)
Derby4 September 1846Edward StruttEdward StruttResignation pending appointment as President of the Railway Commission
St. Albans11 August 1846The Earl of ListowelBenjamin Bond CabbellLord-in-waiting
Chester8 August 1846Lord Robert GrosvenorLord Robert GrosvenorTreasurer of the Household
Dundalk31 July 1846Thomas Nicholas RedingtonDaniel O'Connell JnrResignation (Under-Secretary for Ireland)
County Kilkenny29 July 1846Pierce ButlerRichard SmithwickeDeath
Sutherland28 July 1846David DundasDavid DundasSolicitor General for England and Wales
St. Ives21 July 1846William Tyringham PraedLord William PowlettDeath
Roscommon21 July 1846The O'Conor DonThe O'Conor DonJunior Lord of the Treasury
South Lancashire21 July 1846Lord Francis EgertonWilliam BrownElevation to the peerage
West Riding of Yorkshire18 July 1846Viscount MorpethViscount MorpethFirst Commissioner of Woods and Forests
South Staffordshire17 July 1846George AnsonGeorge AnsonClerk of the Ordnance
Kirkcudbrightshire17 July 1846Thomas MaitlandThomas MaitlandSolicitor General for Scotland
Liskeard15 July 1846Charles BullerCharles BullerJudge Advocate General
Lichfield15 July 1846Lord Alfred PagetLord Alfred PagetChief Equerry and Clerk Marshal
Edinburgh15 July 1846Thomas Babington MacaulayThomas Babington MacaulayPaymaster General
Richmond13 July 1846Henry RichHenry RichJunior Lord of the Treasury
Manchester13 July 1846Thomas Milner GibsonThomas Milner GibsonVice-President of the Board of Trade
Greenwich13 July 1846James Whitley Deans DundasJames Whitley Deans DundasSecond Naval Lord
Edinburgh13 July 1846William Gibson CraigWilliam Gibson CraigJunior Lord of the Treasury
Tower Hamlets11 July 1846Charles Richard FoxCharles Richard FoxSurveyor-General of the Ordnance
Plymouth11 July 1846Viscount EbringtonViscount EbringtonJunior Lord of the Treasury
Perth11 July 1846Fox MauleFox MauleSecretary at War
Hertford11 July 1846William CowperWilliam CowperCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Gloucester11 July 1846Maurice BerkeleyMaurice BerkeleyThird Naval Lord
Evesham11 July 1846Lord Marcus HillLord Marcus HillComptroller of the Household
Chester11 July 1846John JervisJohn JervisSolicitor General for England and Wales
Tiverton10 July 1846The Viscount PalmerstonThe Viscount PalmerstonForeign Secretary
Taunton10 July 1846Henry LabouchereHenry LabouchereResignation pending appointment as Chief Secretary for Ireland
Dungarvan10 July 1846Richard Lalor SheilRichard Lalor SheilMaster of the Mint
Devonport10 July 1846Sir George GreySir George GreyHome Secretary
Leith Burghs9 July 1846Andrew RutherfurdAndrew RutherfurdLord Advocate
Halifax9 July 1846Charles WoodCharles WoodChancellor of the Exchequer
Worcester8 July 1846Thomas WildeDenis Le MarchantAttorney General for England and Wales
Nottingham8 July 1846John Cam HobhouseJohn Cam HobhousePresident of the Board of Control
City of London8 July 1846Lord John RussellLord John RussellPrime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
County Carlow1 July 1846Thomas BunburyWilliam McClintock-BunburyDeath
Falkirk Burghs2 May 1846William BairdEarl of LincolnResignation
Malton15 April 1846John Walbanke-ChildersViscount MiltonResignation
Richmond8 April 1846William Ridley-ColborneHenry RichDeath
Windsor14 March 1846Ralph NevilleRalph NevilleJunior Lord of the Treasury
Stafford13 March 1846Swynfen CarnegieSwynfen CarnegieJunior Lord of the Treasury
Bridport7 March 1846Alexander Baillie-CochraneAlexander Baillie-CochraneSeeks re-election as a supporter of free trade
Alexander Baillie-CochraneJohn RomillyBy-Election result reversed on petition
North Nottinghamshire6 March 1846Henry Gally KnightLord Henry BentinckDeath
Mayo2 March 1846Mark BlakeJoseph Myles McDonnellResignation
South Nottinghamshire27 February 1846Earl of LincolnThomas Thoroton-HildyardChief Secretary for Ireland
East Gloucestershire27 February 1846Francis CharterisMarquess of WorcesterResignation
South Northamptonshire24 February 1846William Ralph CartwrightRichard Henry Howard VyseResignation
Westminster19 February 1846Henry John RousGeorge de Lacy EvansFourth Naval Lord
East Suffolk19 February 1846John Henniker-MajorEdward GoochResignation
Dorset19 February 1846Lord AshleyHenry Ker SeymerResignation
Henry SturtJohn FloyerResignation
Rutlandshire14 February 1846William DawnayGeorge FinchResignation
Selkirkshire12 February 1846Alexander PringleAllen Eliott-LockhartResignation (Clerk of Sasines)
Buckingham11 February 1846Thomas FremantleMarquess of ChandosResignation
Chichester10 February 1846Lord Arthur LennoxLord Henry LennoxResignation
Buteshire7 February 1846James Archibald Stuart-WortleyJames Archibald Stuart-WortleyJudge Advocate General
Cashel5 February 1846Joseph StockTimothy O'BrienResignation
West Riding of Yorkshire4 February 1846John Stuart WortleyViscount MorpethSuccession to a peerage
East Sussex3 February 1846George DarbyCharles FrewenResignation
Ripon2 February 1846Thomas Berry Cusack SmithEdwin LascellesResignation (Master of the Rolls in Ireland)
Lichfield31 January 1846Lord LevesonEdward Lloyd-MostynSuccession to a peerage
Cork City31 January 1846Francis MurphyAlexander McCarthyResignation
Midhurst30 January 1846Horace Beauchamp SeymourSpencer Horatio WalpoleResignation to contest Antrim
Newark29 January 1846[1] William Ewart GladstoneJohn StuartSecretary of State for War and the Colonies
Buckingham20 January 1846Sir John ChetwodeJohn HallDeath
Hertfordshire8 January 1846Viscount GrimstonThomas Plumer HalseySuccession to a peerage
Antrim22 December 1845John IrvingHorace Beauchamp SeymourDeath
Woodstock18 December 1845John Henry LoftusLord Alfred Spencer-ChurchillSuccession to a peerage
Windsor8 November 1845John RamsbottomGeorge Alexander ReidDeath
South Warwickshire5 November 1845Sir John MordauntLord BrookeDeath
Wigan16 October 1845Peter GreenallJames Alexander LindsayDeath
Southwark12 September 1845Benjamin WoodSir William MolesworthDeath
Linlithgowshire22 August 1845Charles HopeWilliam BaillieResignation (Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man)
Kirkcudbrightshire20 August 1845Alexander MurrayThomas MaitlandDeath
Belfast20 August 1845James Emerson TennentLord John ChichesterResignation
Sunderland15 August 1845Viscount HowickGeorge HudsonSuccession to a peerage
Cirencester14 August 1845William CrippsWilliam CrippsJunior Lord of the Treasury
Warwick13 August 1845Charles Eurwicke DouglasCharles Eurwicke DouglasCommissioner of Greenwich Hospital
Chichester12 August 1845Lord Arthur LennoxLord Arthur LennoxClerk of the Ordnance
Hereford31 July 1845Edward Bolton CliveSir Robert PriceDeath
Cambridge16 July 1845Fitzroy KellyFitzroy KellySolicitor General for England and Wales
Abingdon9 July 1845Frederic ThesigerFrederic ThesigerAttorney General for England and Wales
West Suffolk7 July 1845Robert RushbrookePhilip BennetDeath
Exeter7 July 1845William Webb FollettSir John DuckworthDeath
Dartmouth3 July 1845Joseph SomesGeorge MoffattDeath
Midlothian25 June 1845William Ramsay RamsaySir John HopeResignation
Down3 June 1845Earl of HillsboroughLord Edwin HillSuccession to a peerage
Denbighshire7 May 1845Sir Watkin Williams-WynnSir Watkin Williams-WynnSteward of Bromfield and Yale
Peeblesshire5 May 1845William Forbes MackenzieWilliam Forbes MackenzieJunior Lord of the Treasury
Woodstock1 May 1845Marquess of BlandfordJohn Henry LoftusResignation
Leominster26 April 1845Henry BarklyCharles GreenawayResignation
West Kent25 April 1845Viscount MarshamThomas AustenSuccession to a peerage
Greenock18 April 1845Robert WallaceWalter BaineResignation
Shaftesbury5 March 1845Lord Howard of EffinghamRichard Brinsley SheridanSuccession to a peerage
East Kent3 March 1845Sir Edward KnatchbullWilliam DeedesResignation
Thetford24 February 1845Bingham BaringBingham BaringPaymaster General
Tipperary21 February 1845Robert Otway-CaveRichard Albert FitzgeraldResignation
Buckinghamshire21 February 1845Charles Robert Scott MurrayChristopher TowerResignation
East Cornwall20 February 1845Lord EliotWilliam Pole-CarewSuccession to a peerage
Lewes17 February 1845Henry FitzroyHenry FitzroyCivil Lord of the Admiralty
South Wiltshire15 February 1845Sidney HerbertSidney HerbertSecretary at War
Stamford10 February 1845Sir George ClerkSir George ClerkVice-President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint
Buckingham10 February 1845Thomas FremantleThomas FremantleChief Secretary for Ireland
Dartmouth27 December 1844Sir John SealeJoseph SomesDeath
North Lancashire20 September 1844Lord StanleyJohn Talbot CliftonResignation and elevation to the House of Lords through a Writ of acceleration
Dudley8 August 1844Thomas HawkesJohn BenbowResignation
Cirencester2 August 1844Thomas Chester-MasterViscount VilliersResignation
Birmingham15 July 1844Joshua ScholefieldRichard SpoonerDeath
Limerick City9 July 1844David RocheJames KellyResignation
Enniskillen18 June 1844Arthur Henry ColeHenry Arthur ColeResignation
Kilmarnock Burghs29 May 1844Alexander JohnstonEdward Pleydell-BouverieDeath
Chichester27 May 1844Lord Arthur LennoxLord Arthur LennoxJunior Lord of the Treasury
Buckingham25 May 1844Sir Thomas Francis FremantleSir Thomas Francis FremantleSecretary at War
South Lancashire24 May 1844Richard Bootle-WilbrahamWilliam EntwisleDeath
Launceston20 May 1844Henry HardingeWilliam BowlesResignation (Governor-General of India)
Abingdon11 May 1844Thomas DuffieldFrederic ThesigerResignation
Horsham1 May 1844Robert ScarlettRobert Henry HurstSuccession to a peerage
Woodstock22 April 1844Frederic ThesigerMarquess of BlandfordSolicitor General for England and Wales
Huntingdon22 April 1844Frederick PollockThomas BaringResignation (Chief Baron of the Exchequer)
Exeter20 April 1844William Webb FollettWilliam Webb FollettAttorney General for England and Wales
Hastings30 March 1844Joseph PlantaMusgrave BriscoResignation
Christchurch28 March 1844George Henry RoseEdward HarrisResignation
County Londonderry13 March 1844Robert BatesonThomas BatesonDeath
North Wiltshire12 February 1844Francis BurdettThomas SotheronDeath
Tipperary10 February 1844Valentine MaherNicholas MaherDeath
Devizes7 February 1844Thomas SotheronWilliam Heald Ludlow BrugesResignation to contest North Wiltshire
County Kilkenny1 December 1843George BryanPierce Somerset ButlerDeath
Salisbury24 November 1843Wadham WyndhamJohn Henry CampbellDeath
Kendal9 November 1843George William WoodHenry WarburtonDeath
City of London20 October 1843Sir Matthew WoodJames PattisonDeath
Argyllshire8 September 1843Alexander Campbell CameronDuncan McNeillResignation
Ayrshire3 August 1843Viscount KelburnAlexander OswaldSuccession to a peerage
Durham City26 July 1843The Viscount DungannonJohn BrightVoid By-Election
Salisbury4 May 1843William Bird BrodieAmbrose HusseyResignation
East Suffolk18 April 1843Charles Broke VereThe Lord RendleshamDeath
Nottingham5 April 1843John WalterThomas GisborneVoid By-Election
Durham City5 April 1843Robert FitzRoyThe Viscount DungannonResignation (Governor of New Zealand)
Athlone4 April 1843Daniel FarrellJohn CollettVoid Election
Cambridge21 March 1843Sir Alexander GrantFitzroy KellyResignation
Ripon18 March 1843Thomas Pemberton LeighThomas Cusack-SmithResignation
Tavistock16 March 1843John RundleJohn Salusbury-TrelawnyResignation
North Warwickshire10 March 1843Sir John Eardley-WilmotCharles Newdigate NewdegateResignation (Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land)
Ashburton8 March 1843William JardineJames MathesonDeath
Coleraine18 February 1843Edward LittonJohn BoydResignation (Master in Chancery in Ireland)
Monaghan17 February 1843Henry WestenraCharles Powell Leslie IIISuccession to a peerage
Cavan17 February 1843Henry John ClementsJames Pierce MaxwellDeath
Dublin University10 February 1843Joseph Devonsher JacksonGeorge Alexander HamiltonResignation (Puisne Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland)
Bodmin9 February 1843Charles VivianSamuel Thomas SprySuccession to a peerage
North Shropshire16 January 1843Sir Rowland HillViscount CliveSuccession to a peerage
Carmarthenshire27 December 1842John JonesDavid Arthur Saunders DaviesDeath
Buteshire1 December 1842Sir William RaeJames Archibald Stuart-WortleyDeath
South Hampshire23 August 1842John Willis FlemingLord Charles WellesleyResignation
Belfast19 August 1842James Emerson TennentJames Emerson TennentVoid Election
William Gillilan JohnsonDavid Robert RossVoid Election
Ipswich17 August 1842The Earl of DesartJohn Neilson GladstoneVoid By-Election
Thomas GladstoneSackville Lane-FoxVoid By-Election
Southampton9 August 1842Lord BruceHumphrey St John MildmayVoid Election
Charles Cecil MartynGeorge William HopeVoid Election
Nottingham4 August 1842Sir George LarpentJohn WalterResignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition
Buckinghamshire15 July 1842Sir William YoungWilliam Edward FitzmauriceDeath
Newcastle-under-Lyme14 June 1842John Quincey HarrisJohn Quincey HarrisVoid Election
John Quincey HarrisJohn Campbell ColquhounBy-Election result reversed on petition
Meath10 June 1842Daniel O'ConnellMatthew CorballyChose to sit for County Cork
Ipswich3 June 1842Rigby WasonThe Earl of DesartVoid Election
George RennieThomas GladstoneVoid Election
County Londonderry26 May 1842Sir Robert BatesonRobert BatesonResignation
Brighton5 May 1842Isaac Newton WigneyLord Alfred HerveyResignation
Montrose Burghs16 April 1842Patrick ChalmersJoseph HumeResignation
South Shropshire3 March 1842Earl of DarlingtonViscount NewportSuccession to a peerage
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire18 February 1842George AbercrombySir William MorisonResignation
West Cornwall16 February 1842Lord Boscawen-RoseCharles LemonSuccession to a peerage
Bandon14 February 1842Joseph Devonsher JacksonViscount BernardSolicitor-General for Ireland
Taunton11 February 1842Edward Thomas BainbridgeSir Thomas ColebrookeResignation
Dublin University11 February 1842Thomas Langlois LefroyJoseph Devonsher JacksonResignation (Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland)
King's Lynn10 February 1842Stratford CanningViscount JocelynResignation
Liverpool8 February 1842Cresswell CresswellHoward DouglasResignation (Puisne Justice of the Common Pleas)
Leominster8 February 1842James WigramGeorge ArkwrightResignation (Vice-Chancellor)
Dublin City29 January 1842John Beattie WestWilliam Henry GregoryDeath
Linlithgowshire20 October 1841Charles HopeCharles HopeCommissioner of Greenwich Hospital
Wilton6 October 1841Viscount FitzHarrisViscount SomertonSuccession to a peerage
Hereford5 October 1841Henry William HobhouseRobert PulsfordResignation
East Retford2 October 1841Arthur DuncombeArthur DuncombeGroom in Waiting in Ordinary
Cavan30 September 1841John YoungJohn YoungJunior Lord of the Treasury
County Sligo28 September 1841Alexander PercevalJohn FfolliottJunior Lord of the Treasury[2]
Ripon27 September 1841Edward SugdenGeorge CockburnResignation (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)
Portarlington27 September 1841George Dawson-DamerGeorge Dawson-DamerComptroller of the Household
Monmouthshire24 September 1841Lord Granville SomersetLord Granville SomersetChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Tyrone23 September 1841Henry Thomas Lowry-CorryHenry Thomas Lowry-CorryCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Buteshire23 September 1841William RaeWilliam RaeLord Advocate
Westmorland22 September 1841Viscount LowtherWilliam ThompsonElevation to the House of Lords through a Writ of acceleration and appointment as Postmaster General
East Cornwall22 September 1841Lord EliotLord EliotChief Secretary for Ireland
North Riding of Yorkshire21 September 1841William DuncombeOctavius DuncombeSuccession to a peerage
Selkirkshire21 September 1841Alexander PringleAlexander PringleJunior Lord of the Treasury
North Lancashire21 September 1841Lord StanleyLord StanleySecretary of State for War and the Colonies
Aberdeenshire21 September 1841William GordonWilliam GordonFourth Naval Lord
South Nottinghamshire20 September 1841Earl of LincolnEarl of LincolnFirst Commissioner of Woods and Forests
Lisburn20 September 1841Henry MeynellHenry MeynellParliamentary Groom in Waiting
East Kent20 September 1841Sir Edward KnatchbullSir Edward KnatchbullPaymaster General
Sunderland17 September 1841William ThompsonViscount HowickResignation in order to contest Westmorland
Cardiff Boroughs17 September 1841John Iltyd NichollJohn Iltyd NichollJudge Advocate General
Bradford16 September 1841William Cunliffe ListerWilliam BusfieldDeath
Lichfield15 September 1841George AnsonLord LevesonResignation
Launceston15 September 1841Henry HardingeHenry HardingeSecretary at War
Cambridge University15 September 1841Henry GoulburnHenry GoulburnChancellor of the Exchequer
Bridport15 September 1841Rufane Shaw DonkinAlexander Baillie-CochraneResignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition
Wenlock14 September 1841James Milnes GaskellJames Milnes GaskellJunior Lord of the Treasury
Newark14 September 1841William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneVice-President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint
Marlborough14 September 1841Henry Bingham BaringHenry Bingham BaringJunior Lord of the Treasury
Lord Ernest BruceLord Ernest BruceVice-Chamberlain of the Household
Huntingdon14 September 1841Jonathan PeelJonathan PeelSurveyor-General of the Ordnance
Frederick PollockFrederick PollockAttorney General for England and Wales
Chippenham14 September 1841Henry George BolderoHenry George BolderoClerk of the Ordnance
Bury St. Edmunds14 September 1841Earl of JermynEarl of JermynTreasurer of the Household
Tamworth13 September 1841Robert PeelRobert PeelPrime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Exeter13 September 1841William Webb FollettWilliam Webb FollettSolicitor General for England and Wales
Dorchester13 September 1841[3] Sir James GrahamSir James GrahamHome Secretary[4]

13th Parliament (1837–1841)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Sandwich11 May 1841Rufane Shaw DonkinHugh Hamilton LindsayDeath
Nottingham26 April 1841Ronald Craufurd FergusonJohn WalterDeath
Antrim14 April 1841John Bruce Richard O'NeillNathaniel AlexanderSuccession to an Irish peerage
King's County24 February 1841Nicholas FitzsimonAndrew ArmstrongResignation
Richmond16 February 1841Alexander SpeirsGeorge Wentworth-FitzWilliamResignation
St. Albans9 February 1841Edward GrimstonThe Earl of ListowelResignation
Monmouthshire9 February 1841William Addams WilliamsCharles Octavius Swinnerton MorganResignation
East Surrey8 February 1841Richard AlsagerEdmund AntrobusDeath
Reigate3 February 1841Viscount EastnorViscount EastnorSuccession to a peerage
Canterbury3 February 1841Lord Albert ConynghamGeorge SmytheResignation
Walsall2 February 1841Francis FinchJohn Neilson GladstoneResignation
Kirkcaldy Burghs27 January 1841Robert FergusonRobert FergusonDeath
Mayo16 December 1840William John BrabazonMark BlakeDeath
County Carlow5 December 1840Nicholas Aylward VigorsHenry BruenDeath
County Waterford24 August 1840John PowerRobert CarewResignation
Clonmel21 August 1840David Richard PigotDavid Richard PigotAttorney-General for Ireland
Cavan12 August 1840Somerset MaxwellHenry John ClementsResignation
West Surrey31 July 1840George PercevalJohn TrotterSuccession to a peerage
Louth31 July 1840Henry ChesterThomas FortescueResignation
East Cumberland20 July 1840Francis AglionbyCharles HowardDeath
Radnorshire10 June 1840Walter WilkinsSir John WalshDeath
Sudbury5 June 1840Sir John WalshGeorge TomlineResignation to contest Radnorshire
Cockermouth1 June 1840Edward HorsmanEdward HorsmanJunior Lord of the Treasury
Ludlow23 May 1840Thomas AlcockBeriah BotfieldVoid By-Election
Cambridge23 May 1840John Manners-SuttonSir Alexander GrantVoid By-Election
Armagh City22 May 1840William CurryJohn Dawson RawdonResignation (Master in Chancery in Ireland)
Fermanagh30 April 1840Viscount ColeSir Arthur BrookeSuccession to a peerage
Elginshire and Nairnshire25 April 1840Francis Ogilvy-GrantCharles Lennox Cumming BruceResignation
Totnes21 April 1840Charles Barry BaldwinCharles Barry BaldwinPrevious By-Election voided due to a Double Return
William Blount
Sutherland8 April 1840William HowardDavid DundasResignation
Inverness-shire31 March 1840Francis William GrantHenry James BaillieDeath
Woodstock20 March 1840Marquess of BlandfordFrederic ThesigerSuccession to a peerage
Helston12 March 1840Viscount CantelupeJohn BassetResignation to contest Lewes
Perthshire9 March 1840Viscount StormontHenry Home-DrummondSuccession to a peerage
Lewes9 March 1840Charles Richard BluntViscount CantelupeDeath
Inverness Burghs4 March 1840Roderick MacleodJames MorrisonResignation
Morpeth22 February 1840Lord LevesonEdward George Granville HowardResignation
Meath4 February 1840Morgan O'ConnellMatthew CorballyResignation (First Assistant-Registrar of Deeds for Ireland)
Denbighshire30 January 1840Sir Watkin Williams-WynnHugh CholmondeleyDeath
Rutland28 January 1840William NoelCharles NoelResignation
Newark-on-Trent25 January 1840Thomas WildeThomas WildeSolicitor General for England and Wales
Birmingham25 January 1840Thomas AttwoodGeorge Frederick MuntzResignation
Southwark24 January 1840Daniel Whittle HarveyBenjamin WoodResignation (Commissioner of the City of London Police)
Devonport24 January 1840Edward CodringtonHenry TufnellResignation
Beverley24 January 1840George Lane-FoxSackville Lane-FoxResignation
Penryn and Falmouth23 January 1840Robert RolfeEdward John HutchinsResignation (Baron of the Exchequer)
Edinburgh23 January 1840Thomas Babington MacaulayThomas Babington MacaulaySecretary at War
Tipperary16 September 1839Richard Lalor SheilRichard Lalor SheilVice-President of the Board of Trade
Manchester7 September 1839Charles Poulett ThomsonRobert Hyde GregResignation (Governor General of Canada)
Waterford City6 September 1839Thomas WyseThomas WyseJunior Lord of the Treasury
Cambridge6 September 1839Thomas Spring RiceJohn Manners-SuttonResignation and elevation to the peerage
Portsmouth30 August 1839Francis Thornhill BaringFrancis Thornhill BaringChancellor of the Exchequer
Perth19 August 1839Arthur KinnairdDavid GreigResignation
Aylesbury31 July 1839Winthrop Mackworth PraedCharles Baillie-HamiltonDeath
Totnes26 July 1839Jasper ParrottCharles Barry BaldwinResignation (Two MPs elected due to a Double Return)
William Blount
Ipswich15 July 1839Thomas Milner GibsonThomas John CochraneSeeks re-election upon change of affiliation
Glasgow24 June 1839Lord William BentinckJames OswaldResignation
Ludlow6 June 1839Viscount CliveThomas AlcockSuccession to a peerage
Edinburgh4 June 1839James AbercrombyThomas Babington MacaulayElevation to the peerage
Hertford20 May 1839William CowperWilliam CowperCommissioner of Greenwich Hospital
Tyrone6 May 1839Viscount AlexanderLord Claud HamiltonSuccession to an Irish peerage
Ayrshire1 May 1839John DunlopViscount KelburnDeath
Leith Burghs29 April 1839John MurrayAndrew RutherfurdResignation (Judge of the Court of Session)
Leicester22 March 1839Samuel DuckworthWynne EllisResignation (Master in Chancery)
North Devon18 March 1839Viscount EbringtonLewis William BuckElevation to the House of Lords through a Writ of acceleration
Richmond12 March 1839Lord DundasRobert Lawrence DundasSuccession to a peerage
Wigan9 March 1839Richard PotterWilliam EwartResignation
Leitrim6 March 1839Viscount ClementsViscount ClementsDeath
Southwark27 February 1839Daniel Whittle HarveyDaniel Whittle HarveyRegistrar of the Metropolitan Public Carriages
Carlow Borough27 February 1839William Henry MauleFrancis BruenResignation (Baron of the Court of the Exchequer)
Francis BruenThomas GisborneBy-Election result reversed on petition
Devonport20 February 1839Sir George GreySir George GreyJudge Advocate General
Clonmel18 February 1839Nicholas BallDavid Richard PigotResignation (Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland)
Cavan18 February 1839Henry MaxwellSomerset MaxwellSuccession to an Irish peerage
Buckinghamshire18 February 1839Marquess of ChandosCaledon Du PréSuccession to a peerage
Sandwich12 February 1839James Rivett-CarnacRufane Shaw DonkinResignation (Governor of Bombay)
Tower Hamlets11 February 1839Stephen LushingtonStephen LushingtonJudge of the High Court of Admiralty
Kirkcudbrightshire31 December 1838Robert Cutlar FergussonAlexander MurrayDeath
Wycombe23 October 1838Robert SmithGeorge Robert SmithSuccession to a peerage
Great Yarmouth23 August 1838William WilshereWilliam WilshereResignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition
Clonmel16 July 1838Nicholas BallNicholas BallAttorney-General for Ireland
Cashel14 July 1838Stephen WoulfeJoseph StockResignation (Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland)
Maidstone15 June 1838John Minet FectorJohn Minet FectorVoid By-election
Linlithgowshire14 June 1838James Hope-WallaceCharles HopeResignation
Inverness-shire12 June 1838Alexander William ChisholmFrancis William GrantResignation
Dungannon9 June 1838Viscount NorthlandThomas KnoxResignation
St. Ives24 May 1838James HalseWilliam Tyringham PraedDeath
Gloucester21 May 1838Henry Thomas HopeHenry Thomas HopeSeeks re-election after dismissal of an election petition
Woodstock11 May 1838Sir Henry PeytonMarquess of BlandfordResignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition
West Suffolk7 May 1838Robert Hart LoganHarry Spencer WaddingtonDeath
Stamford1 May 1838Thomas ChaplinSir George ClerkResignation
Haddingtonshire14 April 1838Lord RamsaySir Thomas Buchan-HepburnSuccession to a peerage
Maidstone28 March 1838Wyndham LewisJohn Minet FectorDeath
Sudbury27 March 1838Edward BarnesSir John WalshDeath
Devizes26 March 1838James Whitley Deans DundasJames Whitley Deans DundasClerk of the Ordnance
James Whitley Deans DundasGeorge Heneage Walker HeneageBy-Election result reversed on petition
Rutlandshire13 March 1838Sir Gerard NoelWilliam NoelDeath
West Kent5 March 1838Sir William GearySir Edmund FilmerResignation
Marylebone3 March 1838Samuel WhalleyThe Lord TeignmouthVoid Election
Tipperary27 February 1838Richard Lalor SheilRichard Lalor SheilCommissioner of Greenwich Hospital
Portsmouth26 February 1838John Bonham-CarterGeorge Thomas StauntonDeath
Pembroke Boroughs20 February 1838Sir Hugh Owen OwenSir James GrahamResignation
Bridgnorth20 February 1838Henry Hanbury-TracySir Robert PigotResignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition
Elgin Burghs13 February 1838Andrew Leith HayFox MauleResignation (Governor of Bermuda)
Galway Borough12 February 1838Andrew Henry LynchAndrew Henry LynchMaster in Chancery[5]
Sudbury12 December 1837[6] Sir James HamiltonJoseph BaileyResignation
Midhurst12 December 1837[7] William Stephen PoyntzFrederick SpencerResignation

12th Parliament (1835–1837)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Glasgow27 May 1837James OswaldJohn DennistounResignation
Hythe16 May 1837Stewart MarjoribanksViscount MelgundResignation
Bridgwater16 May 1837John Temple LeaderHenry BroadwoodResignation in order to contest Westminster
Westminster12 May 1837Francis BurdettFrancis BurdettSeeks re-election upon changing parties
Huddersfield8 May 1837John BlackburneEdward ElliceDeath
Lewes21 April 1837Thomas Read KempHenry FitzroyDeath
Rochdale19 April 1837John EntwistleJohn FentonDeath
Ross and Cromarty18 April 1837James Alexander Stewart-MackenzieThomas MackenzieResignation (Governor of Ceylon)
Warwick28 March 1837Charles CanningWilliam CollinsSuccession to a peerage
Anglesey23 February 1837Sir Richard Williams-BulkeleyWilliam Owen StanleyResignation
Stafford21 February 1837Sir Francis Holyoake-GoodrickeRobert FarrandResignation to contest South Staffordshire
Buckinghamshire20 February 1837James Backwell PraedGeorge Simon HarcourtDeath
County Carlow18 February 1837Thomas KavanaghNicholas Aylward VigorsDeath
Dungarvan16 February 1837Michael O'LoghlenJohn PowerResignation (Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland)
Cashel10 February 1837Stephen WoulfeStephen WoulfeSolicitor-General for Ireland
Morpeth8 February 1837Edward George Granville HowardLord LevesonResignation
Evesham4 February 1837Sir Charles CockerellGeorge RushoutDeath
Renfrewshire30 January 1837Sir Michael Shaw-StewartGeorge HoustounDeath
Malton27 January 1837John Charles RamsdenViscount MiltonDeath
Longford30 December 1836Viscount ForbesLuke WhiteDeath
Luke WhiteCharles FoxBy-Election result reversed on petition
Calne28 September 1836Earl of KerryJohn Fox-StrangwaysDeath
East Cumberland2 September 1836William BlamireWilliam JamesResignation (Chief Tithe Commissioner)
Down30 August 1836Lord Arthur HillEarl of HillsboroughSuccession to a peerage
Warwick23 August 1836Charles John GrevilleCharles CanningResignation
Sheffield22 August 1836John ParkerJohn ParkerJunior Lord of the Treasury
Newcastle-upon-Tyne27 July 1836Sir Matthew White RidleyJohn HodgsonDeath
South Warwickshire1 July 1836Edward Ralph Charles SheldonEvelyn ShirleyDeath
Merionethshire27 June 1836Sir Robert VaughanRichard RichardsResignation
South Essex9 Jun 1836Robert Westley Hall-DareGeorge PalmerDeath
Kilkenny City17 May 1836Richard SullivanDaniel O'ConnellResignation
Mayo6 May 1836Dominick BrowneRobert Dillon BrowneElevation to the Irish peerage
Paisley17 March 1836Alexander Graham SpeirsArchibald HastieResignation
Clonmel20 February 1836Dominick RonayneNicholas BallDeath
South Leicestershire18 February 1836Thomas Frewen TurnerCharles William PackeResignation
Glasgow17 February 1836Colin DunlopLord William BentinckResignation
Stoke-upon-Trent15 February 1836Richard Edensor HeathcoteGeorge AnsonResignation
Cockermouth15 February 1836Fretchville Lawson Ballantine DykesEdward HorsmanResignation
Malton12 February 1836Charles PepysJohn Walbanke-ChildersElevation to the peerage
Devizes10 February 1836Philip Charles DurhamJames Whitley Deans DundasResignation
West Gloucestershire2 January 1836Marquess of WorcesterRobert Blagden HaleSuccession to a peerage
North Leicestershire29 December 1835Lord Robert MannersLord Charles MannersDeath
North Northamptonshire21 December 1835Viscount MiltonThomas Philip MaunsellDeath
Devizes25 November 1835Wadham LockeThomas Bucknall-EstcourtDeath
County Waterford21 September 1835Patrick PowerWilliam Villiers-StuartDeath
Dungarvan21 September 1835Michael O'LoghlenMichael O'LoghlenAttorney-General for Ireland
Cashel4 September 1835Louis PerrinStephen WoulfeResignation (Judge of the Irish Court of the King's Bench)
Belfast27 August 1835John McCanceGeorge DunbarDeath
Oldham8 July 1835William CobbettJohn Frederick LeesDeath
Ayrshire3 July 1835Richard Alexander OswaldJohn DunlopResignation
Bury St Edmunds26 June 1835Lord Charles FitzRoyLord Charles FitzRoyVice-Chamberlain of the Household
Kingston upon Hull20 June 1835David CarruthersThomas Perronet ThompsonDeath
Ipswich19 June 1835Fitzroy KellyJames MorrisonVoid Election
Robert DundasRigby WasonVoid Election
County Carlow15 June 1835Henry BruenNicholas Aylward VigorsVoid Election
Nicholas Aylward VigorsHenry BruenBy-election result reversed on petition
Thomas KavanaghAlexander RaphaelVoid Election
Alexander RaphaelThomas KavanaghBy-election result reversed on petition
Tiverton1 June 1835James KennedyThe Viscount PalmerstonResignation to provide a seat for Palmerston
Kildare26 May 1835Richard More O'FerrallRichard More O'FerrallJunior Lord of the Treasury
South Staffordshire23 May 1835Edward LittletonFrancis GoodrickeElevation to the peerage
Poole21 May 1835Sir John ByngGeorge ByngElevation to the peerage
Stroud19 May 1835Charles Richard FoxLord John RussellResignation to provide a seat for Russell
Malton19 May 1835Charles PepysCharles PepysFirst Commissioner of the Great Seal
Inverness-shire15 May 1835Charles GrantAlexander William ChisholmSecretary of State for War and the Colonies and elevation to the peerage
Leith Burghs8 May 1835John Archibald MurrayJohn Archibald MurrayLord Advocate
South Devon7 May 1835Lord John RussellMontague Edmund Newcombe ParkerHome Secretary
West Riding of Yorkshire6 May 1835Viscount MorpethViscount MorpethResignation pending appointment as Chief Secretary for Ireland
Dundee6 May 1835Sir Henry ParnellSir Henry ParnellTreasurer of the Navy, Treasurer of the Ordnance and Paymaster of the Forces
Stirling Burghs5 May 1835Lord DalmenyLord DalmenyCivil Lord of the Admiralty
North Essex4 May 1835Alexander BaringJohn Payne ElwesElevation to the peerage
Dungarvan4 May 1835Michael O'LoghlenMichael O'LoghlenSolicitor-General for Ireland
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire4 May 1835Charles AdamCharles AdamFirst Naval Lord
Kirkcudbrightshire2 May 1835Robert Cutlar FergussonRobert Cutlar FergussonJudge Advocate General
Haddington Burghs2 May 1835Robert SteuartRobert SteuartJunior Lord of the Treasury
Elgin Burghs2 May 1835Andrew Leith HayAndrew Leith HayClerk of the Ordnance
North Northumberland1 May 1835Viscount HowickViscount HowickSecretary at War
Manchester30 April 1835Charles Poulett ThomsonCharles Poulett ThomsonPresident of the Board of Trade
Edinburgh30 April 1835John CampbellJohn CampbellAttorney General for England and Wales
Taunton29 April 1835Henry LabouchereHenry LabouchereVice-President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint
Penryn and Falmouth28 April 1835Robert Monsey RolfeRobert Monsey RolfeSolicitor General for England and Wales
Cashel28 April 1835Louis PerrinLouis PerrinAttorney-General for Ireland
Sandwich27 April 1835Sir Edward TroubridgeSir Edward TroubridgeFourth Naval Lord
Newport (I.O.W.)27 April 1835William Henry OrdWilliam Henry OrdJunior Lord of the Treasury
Cambridge27 April 1835Thomas Spring RiceThomas Spring RiceChancellor of the Exchequer
Berwick-upon-Tweed27 April 1835Rufane Shaw DonkinRufane Shaw DonkinSurveyor-General of the Ordnance
Totnes24 April 1835Lord SeymourLord SeymourJunior Lord of the Treasury
Nottingham24 April 1835Sir John HobhouseSir John HobhousePresident of the Board of Control
Drogheda24 April 1835Andrew Carew O'DwyerAndrew Carew O'DwyerVoid Election
Andrew Carew O'DwyerRandall Edward PlunkettBy-Election result reversed on petition
North Nottinghamshire31 March 1835Viscount LumleyHenry Gally KnightSuccession to a peerage
Cambridge University21 March 1835Charles Manners-SuttonCharles LawElevation to the peerage
Cardiff Boroughs20 March 1835[8] John Iltyd NichollJohn Iltyd NichollJunior Lord of the Treasury[9]

11th Parliament (1832–1834)

By-election Date Former incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Louth24 December 1834Thomas FitzGeraldSir Patrick BellewDeath
East Gloucestershire14 August 1834Sir Berkeley GuiseChristopher William CodringtonDeath
Thetford8 August 1834Lord James FitzRoyEarl of EustonDeath
Cirencester6 August 1834Lord ApsleyLord Edward SomersetSuccession to a peerage
Sudbury25 July 1834[10] Michael Angelo TaylorEdward BarnesDeath
Nottingham25 July 1834Viscount DuncannonSir John HobhouseHome Secretary and elevation to the peerage
County Wexford3 July 1834Robert CarewCadwallader WaddyElevation to the Irish peerage
Kirkcudbrightshire3 July 1834Robert Cutlar FergussonRobert Cutlar FergussonJudge Advocate General
Finsbury2 July 1834Robert GrantThomas Slingsby DuncombeResignation (Governor of Bombay)
Elgin Burghs30 June 1834Andrew Leith HayAndrew Leith HayClerk of the Ordnance
Fermanagh27 June 1834Mervyn ArchdallMervyn Edward ArchdaleResignation
Chatham26 June 1834William Leader MaberlyGeorge ByngResignation (Commissioner of Customs)
Edinburgh23 June 1834James AbercrombyJames AbercrombyMaster of the Mint
Cambridge13 June 1834Thomas Spring RiceThomas Spring RiceSecretary of State for War and the Colonies
Leith Burghs2 June 1834John Archibald MurrayJohn Archibald MurrayLord Advocate
Edinburgh2 June 1834Francis JeffreySir John CampbellResignation (Judge of the Court of Session)
North Derbyshire27 May 1834Lord Cavendish of KeighleyLord George CavendishSuccession to a peerage
Monaghan17 May 1834Cadwallader BlayneyHenry WestenraSuccession to an Irish peerage
Henry WestenraEdward LucasBy-Election result reversed on petition
Dungarvan16 May 1834Ebenezer JacobEbenezer JacobVoid By-Election
Wells5 May 1834Norman LamontNicholas Ridley-ColborneDeath
Perthshire5 May 1834Earl of OrmelieGeorge MurraySuccession to a peerage
Paisley24 March 1834Sir John MaxwellDaniel Keyte SandfordResignation
Thirsk21 March 1834Robert FranklandSamuel CromptonResignation
Malton4 March 1834Charles PepysCharles PepysSolicitor General for England and Wales
Ayr Burghs3 March 1834Thomas Francis KennedyLord Patrick Crichton-StuartResignation
Dudley28 February 1834John CampbellThomas HawkesAttorney General for England and Wales
Totnes17 February 1834James CornishLord SeymourResignation
Leeds17 February 1834Thomas Babington MacaulayEdward BainesResignation
Kendal17 February 1834James BroughamJohn Foster-BarhamDeath
Devizes17 February 1834Montague GorePhilip Charles DurhamResignation
Dungarvan15 February 1834George LambEbenezer JacobDeath
East Somerset3 February 1834William Papwell BrigstockeWilliam MilesDeath
Berwickshire13 January 1834Charles Albany MarjoribanksSir Hugh Purves-Hume-CampbellDeath
Huddersfield9 January 1834Lewis FentonJohn BlackburneDeath
Morpeth31 December 1833Frederick George HowardEdward George Granville HowardDeath
York11 November 1833Samuel Adlam BayntunThomas DundasDeath
Buteshire4 September 1833Charles StuartSir William RaeResignation
City of London12 August 1833Sir John KeyWilliam CrawfordResignation
South Staffordshire7 June 1833Edward LittletonEdward LittletonChief Secretary for Ireland
Stroud27 May 1833David RicardoGeorge Julius Poulett ScropeResignation
Tiverton24 May 1833James KennedyJames KennedyVoid Election
Inverness Burghs17 May 1833John BaillieCharles Lennox Cumming BruceDeath
West Worcestershire16 May 1833Thomas FoleyHenry WinningtonSuccession to a peerage
Westminster11 May 1833Sir John HobhouseGeorge de Lacy EvansSeeks re-election after resigning from the ministry
Dundee17 April 1833George KinlochSir Henry ParnellDeath
North Lancashire12 April 1833Edward StanleyEdward StanleySecretary of State for War and the Colonies
Coventry12 April 1833Edward ElliceEdward ElliceSecretary at War
Gloucester9 April 1833Maurice BerkeleyHenry Thomas HopeFourth Naval Lord
Montgomery Boroughs8 April 1833David PughJohn EdwardsVoid Election
Westminster4 April 1833Sir John HobhouseSir John HobhouseChief Secretary for Ireland[11]
Sunderland4 April 1833George BarringtonWilliam ThompsonResignation
West Cumberland25 March 1833Viscount LowtherSamuel IrtonChose to sit for Westmorland
Marylebone20 March 1833Edward PortmanSamuel WhalleyResignation
Oxford18 March 1833Thomas StonorWilliam Hughes HughesVoid Election
North Northamptonshire9 March 1833Viscount MiltonViscount MiltonSuccession to a peerage
Malton8 March 1833[12] Viscount MiltonJohn Charles RamsdenResignation to contest North Northamptonshire
Dover7 March 1833Charles Poulett ThomsonJohn HalcombChose to sit for Manchester
City of London27 February 1833Robert WaithmanGeorge LyallDeath

References

Notes and References

  1. Gladstone did not stand for re-election as he had lost the support of his borough's patron. Gladstone did not stand again until the 1847 general election where he was successful at regaining a seat.
  2. MP appointed Serjeant-At-Arms of the House of Lords before writ moved.
  3. An uncontested by-election.
  4. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  5. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  6. Both Whigs and Conservatives made a pre-election agreement that if one party won both seats than one would resign.
  7. An uncontested by-election.
  8. An uncontested by-election.
  9. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  10. Election decided by a tie-breaking vote from the returning officer. The defeated candidate challenged the result but Parliament was dissolved before the issue was settled.
  11. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  12. An uncontested by-election.