Thetford | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Norfolk |
1529–1868 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | West Norfolk |
Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election. It was disenfranchised under the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868, which had resulted in a net increase of seven seats in Scotland, offset by the disenfranchisement of seven English Boroughs.
Below are those MPs who held the seat from just prior to the Restoration onwards.
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Due to the town's close proximity to Euston Hall (the main residence of the FitzRoy family), the seat for Thetford has been held by various members of the family:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Lord James FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 31 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Lord James FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Alexander Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 31 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Lord James FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 146 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Tory hold |
FitzRoy's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 160 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 161 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bingham Baring | 86 | 37.7 | N/A | |
Whig | Henry FitzRoy | 71 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Flower | 71 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 137 | 87.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 156 | ||||
Majority | 15 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative win |
Due to the triple return, on petition, one vote was knocked off FitzRoy's total and Flower was declared elected in 1842.
Baring was appointed Paymaster General, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bingham Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 200 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Baring succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Ashburton and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 200 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 218 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Baring resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alexander Baring | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Baring | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | William FitzRoy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 231 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
FitzRoy succeeded to the peerage, becoming 6th Duke of Grafton and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lord Frederick FitzRoy | 93 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Harvey | 81 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 12 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 174 | 75.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 232 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Harvey | 193 | 48.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Alexander Baring | 137 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Dakin[11] | 69 | 17.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 124 | 31.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 200 (est) | 89.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 224 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Baring resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Gordon | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal |