216:, no single landowner controlled a majority of the burgages: the reversionary rights in them belonged to three families (Barrington, Holmes and Anderson-Pelham), with none having an overall majority. Elections in the borough consequently required careful management and sometimes considerable expenditure to achieve the desired result. In the 1750s and 1760s, the arrangement was that one of the two seats was considered to be in the gift of the Barrington family, while
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there were 39 burgage tenements, held by 23 burgesses; however, most of these held only life grants. It was common practice for life grants to be made to friends of the proprietors so as to ensure that the full voting power could be exercised; if these nominees failed to vote as expected, they could
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1601:
187:
established in the county. A French raid in 1377, which destroyed much of the town as well as other settlements on the island, sealed its permanent decline. By the mid-16th century it was a small settlement long eclipsed by the more easily defended
1647:
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be ejected and replaced by somebody more reliable before the next election. These voters were often non-resident – and indeed, it could hardly be otherwise, for although there were 39 burgage tenements, there were only 14 houses. Unlike many
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1490:
425:
225:
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221:
1582:
1429:
1619:
Henry Stooks Smith, "The
Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
1545:
At the election of 1727 Worsley and Holmes beat
Barrington and Powlett, but on petition the result was reversed as a result of a dispute over the franchise
1567:
168:
113:
207:
borough, meaning that the right to vote was vested solely in the owners of a specified number of properties or "burgage tenements". At the time of the
1133:
750:
228:, for the government) negotiated the election of the government's nominee for the other, unless he wanted it for a member of the Holmes family.
1637:
145:
103:
54:
197:
1458:
1412:
778:
160:
85:
1116:
818:
31:
1446:
1238:
478:
463:
448:
438:
410:
387:
351:
141:
925:
1209:
1175:
1102:
1023:
983:
699:
598:
561:
545:
1622:
1451:
1434:
1417:
1400:
1383:
1366:
1349:
1303:
1286:
1274:
1269:
1243:
1226:
1214:
1180:
1011:
1006:
962:
957:
911:
806:
722:
217:
997:
948:
888:
832:
708:
643:
359:
296:
62:
1577:
652:
639:
659:
1515:
1046:
137:
17:
1074:
533:
326:
311:
281:
231:
By 1831, the borough had a population of just 68, and it was disestablished the following year by the Reform Act.
1221:
934:
149:
1657:
1332:
897:
336:
1161:
874:
1662:
1361:
668:
1281:
1032:
974:
193:
189:
129:
77:
1594:
D Brunton & D H Pennington, "Members of the Long
Parliament" (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
736:
125:
405:
635:
48:
764:
291:
276:
1088:
420:
341:
164:
266:
1337:
1320:
1197:
1121:
792:
607:
306:
1395:
1344:
801:
483:
1598:
Cobbett's
Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803
1298:
621:
526:
374:
1060:
686:
677:
554:
382:
208:
156:
148:
from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two members of parliament (MPs), elected by the
1315:
1192:
846:
321:
213:
1631:
1378:
1147:
860:
180:
133:
67:
1623:
Leigh
Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
1485:
468:
453:
364:
261:
397:
179:
Newtown, located on the large natural harbour on the north-western coast of the
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Constituencies of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1832
566:
538:
1648:
Constituencies of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1584
1255:
204:
184:
1491:
The
Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III
1554:
Succeeded to a baronetcy as Sir John
Barrington in 1792
220:(who also nursed the other two Isle of Wight boroughs,
27:
Former parliamentary constituency in the United
Kingdom
1614:
Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales
1643:
Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire (historic)
1573:
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
18:
Newtown (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
109:
99:
91:
83:
73:
61:
41:
1583:Parliamentary representation from Isle of Wight
8:
192:. To try to stimulate economic development,
577:Weston disabled from sitting – seat vacant
38:
1616:(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
587:Meux disabled from sitting – seat vacant
505:
243:
1607:Facts About the British Prime Ministers
1477:
1605:D Englefield, J Seaton & I White,
1494:(2nd edition, London: Macmillan, 1957)
163:its territory was included in the new
146:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
144:from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the
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1500:
575:
7:
620:Barrington and Bulkeley excluded in
32:Newton (UK Parliament constituency)
479:Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet
25:
634:Newtown was unrepresented in the
155:The borough was abolished in the
142:House of Commons of Great Britain
1536:Created a baronet, December 1641
685:Not represented in the restored
1600:(London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
646:Parliaments of the Protectorate
136:, which was represented in the
1:
1638:Politics of the Isle of Wight
1578:Politics of the Isle of Wight
1430:Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham
1362:Hon. George Anderson-Pelham
138:House of Commons of England
1679:
29:
1462:
1382:
1377:
1375:
1365:
1360:
1358:
1336:
1333:Barrington Pope Blachford
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1329:
1273:
1268:
1266:
1225:
1220:
1218:
1106:
1101:
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1092:
1087:
1085:
1078:
1073:
1071:
1027:
1022:
1020:
892:
887:
885:
850:
845:
843:
836:
831:
829:
796:
791:
789:
740:
735:
733:
703:
698:
696:
683:
632:
618:
585:
537:
532:
530:
517:
511:
492:
419:
46:
140:until 1707, then in the
30:Not to be confused with
1609:(London: Mansell, 1995)
1518:. History of Parliament
1516:"History of Parliament"
737:Admiral Sir John Holmes
494:No Parliaments summoned
1464:Constituency abolished
975:Charles Armand Powlett
426:Sir Gilbert Gerard, Bt
660:Serjeant John Maynard
464:Sir Thomas Barrington
449:Sir Thomas Barrington
439:Sir Thomas Barrington
411:Sir Thomas Barrington
406:Sir William Harington
235:Members of Parliament
196:awarded the town two
161:1832 general election
126:parliamentary borough
1612:J Holladay Philbin,
1222:Charles Shaw-Lefevre
1134:Richard Pepper Arden
819:The Earl of Ranelagh
636:Barebones Parliament
562:Hon. Nicholas Weston
546:Hon. Nicholas Weston
403:and replaced 1621 by
380:and replaced 1614 by
357:and replaced 1605 by
49:borough constituency
1210:Sir Richard Worsley
1176:Sir Richard Worsley
1089:Edward Meux Worsley
1024:Sir John Barrington
984:Sir John Barrington
700:Sir John Barrington
599:Sir John Barrington
429:(sat for Middlesex)
378:(sat for Guildford)
198:parliamentary seats
165:county constituency
1270:Sir Robert Barclay
912:Sir Robert Worsley
723:Sir Robert Worsley
401:(sat for Tamworth)
388:Sir Henry Berkeley
282:Richard Dillington
1469:
1468:
1447:Sir William Horne
1413:Charles Cavendish
1396:Dudley Long North
1345:Dudley Long North
802:William Blathwayt
709:Sir Henry Worsley
499:
498:
484:Robert Barrington
352:Sir John Stanhope
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118:
74:Major settlements
16:(Redirected from
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926:William Stephens
669:William Laurence
506:
375:George Stoughton
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183:, was the first
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55:House of Commons
39:
21:
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1658:Rotten boroughs
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1564:
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1519:
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1513:
1498:
1483:
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1282:Charles Chapman
1103:John Barrington
1061:Harcourt Powell
1047:Maurice Bocland
935:Charles Worsley
504:
402:
383:William Higford
379:
356:
327:Thomas Crompton
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214:rotten boroughs
209:Reform Act 1832
190:town of Newport
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159:, and from the
157:Reform Act 1832
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1663:George Canning
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1316:George Canning
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1239:Sir Edward Law
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1193:George Canning
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1075:Charles Ambler
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751:John Churchill
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292:Richard Huyshe
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998:James Worsley
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987:
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949:James Worsley
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898:Henry Worsley
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889:James Worsley
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861:Joseph Dudley
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833:James Worsley
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1520:. Retrieved
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1463:
1162:Mark Gregory
1156:August 1784
1117:Henry Dundas
1033:Henry Holmes
779:Daniel Finch
759:August 1679
684:
653:January 1659
633:
619:
586:
576:
573:August 1642
493:
469:Thomas Malet
454:Thomas Malet
428:
400:
377:
365:William Meux
354:
337:Robert Wroth
267:Robert Redge
262:William Meux
250:First member
230:
202:
178:
154:
121:
120:
100:Created from
36:
1299:James Paull
1142:April 1784
1069:April 1775
793:Thomas Done
694:April 1660
398:John Ferrar
194:Elizabeth I
128:located in
110:Replaced by
1632:Categories
1589:References
1522:18 October
1484:Page 205,
1264:July 1802
875:John Leigh
527:April 1640
521:2nd Party
518:2nd Member
512:1st Member
435:1624 (Mar)
417:1624 (Jan)
394:1621 (Jan)
371:1614 (Mar)
247:Parliament
1250:May 1802
534:John Meux
515:1st Party
502:1640–1832
490:1629–1640
475:1628–1629
355:ennobled
240:1584–1640
150:bloc vote
104:Hampshire
1562:See also
1256:Ewan Law
678:May 1659
638:and the
567:Royalist
539:Royalist
226:Yarmouth
152:system.
53:for the
222:Newport
205:burgage
185:borough
175:History
132:on the
130:Newtown
122:Newtown
78:Newtown
47:Former
42:Newtown
644:Second
124:was a
63:County
1472:Notes
1441:1831
1424:1830
1407:1821
1390:1820
1373:1816
1356:1808
1327:1807
1310:1806
1293:1805
1233:1801
1204:1796
1187:1793
1170:1790
1128:1783
1111:1782
1097:1780
1055:1754
1041:1747
1018:1741
992:1734
969:1729
943:1727
920:1722
906:1715
883:1705
869:1702
855:1701
841:1698
827:1695
813:1689
787:1685
773:1681
731:1677
717:1666
640:First
630:1653
593:1645
92:Seats
84:1584–
1524:2011
1459:1832
1452:Whig
1435:Whig
1418:Whig
1401:Whig
1384:Whig
1367:Whig
1350:Whig
1338:Tory
1321:Tory
1304:Whig
1287:Whig
1275:Whig
1244:Whig
1227:Whig
1215:Whig
1198:Tory
1181:Whig
1122:Tory
1012:Whig
963:Whig
807:Whig
687:Rump
642:and
509:Year
460:1626
445:1625
348:1604
333:1601
318:1597
303:1593
288:1588
273:1586
258:1584
224:and
86:1832
167:of
95:Two
1634::
1499:^
1488:,
200:.
171:.
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34:.
20:)
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