Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)
Camborne | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Camborne in Cornwall and Devon, 1918–45 | |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | West Cornwall |
Replaced by | Falmouth and Camborne and St Ives |
Camborne was a county constituency in Cornwall which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Falmouth and Camborne.
Between 1885 and 1918 its official name was The North West or Camborne Division of Cornwall, and it was sometimes referred to simply as North West Cornwall.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: Part of the Sessional Division of Penwith East, and the civil parishes of Gwennap and St Agnes.
1918–1950: The Borough of Helston, the Urban Districts of Camborne, Hayle, Phillack, and Redruth, the Rural District of Redruth, in the Rural District of East Kerrier the parishes of Constantine, Mabe, and Perranarworthal, in the Rural District of Helston the parishes of Crowan and Wendron, and in the Rural District of Truro the parishes of Kea, Kenwyn Rural, Perranzabuloe, St Agnes, St Allen, and Tregavethan.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Year | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Charles Conybeare | Liberal | |
1895 | Arthur Strauss | Liberal Unionist | |
1900 | William Sproston Caine | Liberal | |
1903 by-election | Sir Wilfrid Lawson | Liberal | |
1906 | Albert Dunn | Liberal | |
1910 | Sir Francis Acland | Liberal | |
1922 | Algernon Moreing | National Liberal | |
1923 | Leif Jones | Independent Liberal (sat with Liberal Party when elected) | |
1924 | Algernon Moreing | Constitutionalist | |
1924 | Unionist | ||
1929 | Leif Jones | Liberal | |
1931 | Sir Peter Agnew | Conservative | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Camborne_electoral_history.png)
Elections in the 1880s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 2,926 | 53.2 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Vivian | 2,577 | 46.8 | ||
Majority | 349 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,503 | 77.1 | |||
Registered electors | 7,139 | ||||
Independent Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 3,156 | 61.6 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | James Drew Gay[3] | 1,969 | 38.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,187 | 23.2 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,125 | 71.8 | −5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,139 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 3,073 | 53.8 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 2,635 | 46.2 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 438 | 7.6 | −15.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,708 | 75.0 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,611 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.8 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dd/Arthur_Strauss.jpg/120px-Arthur_Strauss.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 3,166 | 53.9 | +7.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 2,704 | 46.1 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 462 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,870 | 75.3 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,800 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Sproston Caine | 3,101 | 50.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 2,993 | 49.1 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 108 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,094 | 76.0 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,023 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +4.8 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sir_Wilfrid_Lawson%2C_2nd_Baronet_of_Brayton_circa_1900.jpg/120px-Sir_Wilfrid_Lawson%2C_2nd_Baronet_of_Brayton_circa_1900.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 3,558 | 55.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 2,869 | 44.6 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 689 | 10.8 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,427 | 74.2 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,659 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/1906_Edward_Dunn_MP.jpg/120px-1906_Edward_Dunn_MP.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Albert Dunn | 4,614 | 65.0 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hewitt (politician) | 2,384 | 33.5 | −15.6 | |
Social Democratic Federation | Jack Jones | 109 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,230 | 31.5 | +29.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,107 | 77.2 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,210 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +14.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Albert Dunn | 5,027 | 66.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | Norman G Chamberlain | 2,587 | 34.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,440 | 32.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,614 | 81.2 | +4.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 4,419 | 65.5 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | George Coates | 2,326 | 34.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,093 | 31.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,745 | 71.9 | −1.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Rt Hon. Francis Dyke Acland
- Unionist:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Francis_Acland.jpg/120px-Francis_Acland.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 7,078 | 52.0 | −13.5 | |
Labour | George Nicholls | 6,546 | 48.0 | New | |
Majority | 532 | 4.0 | −27.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,624 | 41.8 | −30.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
- No Coupon was issued
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Algernon Moreing | 8,191 | 39.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 7,923 | 38.4 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Tom Proctor | 4,512 | 21.9 | −26.1 | |
Majority | 268 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,626 | 60.5 | +18.7 | ||
National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 11,794 | 59.3 | +20.9 | |
Liberal | Algernon Moreing | 8,096 | 40.7 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 3,698 | 18.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,890 | 58.0 | −2.5 | ||
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.0 |
- The local Liberal Association was unable to agree on a candidate, but Moreing was recognised as the official candidate by Liberal Party HQ.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constitutionalist | Algernon Moreing | 9,530 | 42.9 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 7,220 | 32.5 | −8.2 | |
Labour | F. A. P. Rowe | 5,477 | 24.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,310 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,227 | 64.6 | +6.6 | ||
Constitutionalist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 11,176 | 35.8 | +3.3 | |
Unionist | Algernon Moreing | 10,145 | 32.6 | −10.3 | |
Labour | H J Sharman | 7,870 | 25.3 | +0.7 | |
Independent | J C Roberts | 1,976 | 6.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,031 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,167 | 70.8 | +6.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.8 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Agnew | 14,664 | 43.4 | +10.8 | |
Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 10,840 | 32.1 | −3.7 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Kate Spurrell | 8,280 | 24.5 | New | |
Majority | 3,824 | 11.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,784 | 75.8 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Agnew | 14,826 | 48.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Walter Peacock | 7,921 | 25.8 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Harold R. G. Greaves | 7,375 | 24.0 | New | |
Ind. Labour Party | Kate Spurrell | 592 | 1.9 | −22.6 | |
Majority | 6,905 | 22.5 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,714 | 66.9 | −8.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Peter Agnew
- Liberal:
- Labour: J J H Moses
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Agnew | 12,257 | 37.1 | −11.2 | |
Labour | Harold Hayman | 11,673 | 35.3 | +11.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Rowland Hill | 9,141 | 27.6 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 584 | 1.8 | −20.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,071 | 64.3 | −2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)
- Falmouth and Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)
References
[edit]- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ "Parliamentary Election – July 1886". Royal Cornwall Gazette. 27 August 1886. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by FWS Craig