| 词条 | South Molton (UK Parliament constituency) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = South Molton |type = County |parliament = uk |image = |caption=South Molton in Devon, 1885-1918 |year = 1885 |abolished = 1950 |elects_howmany = one |previous = North Devon |next = Torrington and North Devon |}} South Molton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the small town of South Molton in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by Torrington. Boundaries1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of South Molton, and the Sessional Divisions of Crediton, Great Torrington, and South Molton. 1918-1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Great Torrington, Okehampton, and South Molton, the Urban District of Crediton, and the Rural Districts of Crediton, Okehampton, South Molton, and Torrington. Members of Parliament
Election resultsElections in the 1880s{{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1885: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Newton Wallop |votes = 4,925 |percentage = 62.7 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Walter Rodolph Trefusis[2] |votes = 2,924 |percentage = 37.3 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,001 |percentage = 25.4 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,849 |percentage = 84.0 |change = N/A }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 9,343 }}{{Election box new seat win| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1886: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = Newton Wallop |votes = 4,041 |percentage = 63.2 |change = +25.9 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate =William Heap Walker[3] |votes = 2,352 |percentage = 36.8 |change = −25.9 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,689 |percentage = 26.4 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 6,393 |percentage = 68.4 |change = −15.6 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 9,343 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Unionist Party |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +25.9 }}{{Election box end}} Elections in the 1890sViscount Lymington was elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Portsmouth, causing a by-election. {{Election box begin ||title=By-election, 13 Nov 1891: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 4,222 |percentage = 58.4 |change = +21.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = Charles William Buller[4][5] |votes = 3,010 |percentage = 41.6 |change = −21.6 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,212 |percentage = 16.8 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,232 |percentage = 83.0 |change = +14.6 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 8,712 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Unionist Party |swing = +21.6 }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1892: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 4,278 |percentage = 59.3 |change = +22.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Richard Moore-Stevens |votes =2,939 |percentage = 40.7 |change = −22.5 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,339 |percentage = 18.6 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,217 |percentage = 82.6 |change = +14.2 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 8,737 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Unionist Party |swing = +22.5 }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1895: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 4,283 |percentage = 59.4 |change = +0.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = James J. Long[6] |votes = 2,923 |percentage = 40.6 |change = −0.1 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,360 |percentage = 18.8 |change = +0.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,206 |percentage = 83.2 |change = +0.6 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors =8,662 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +0.1 }}{{Election box end}} Elections in the 1900s{{Election box begin ||title=General Election January 1900: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert }}{{Election box hold with party link no swing| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election January 1906: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate unopposed with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert }}{{Election box hold with party link no swing| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) }}{{Election box end}} Elections in the 1910s{{Election box begin ||title=General Election January 1910: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 4,419 |percentage =56.5 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = John Perowne |votes = 3,398 |percentage =43.5 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,021 |percentage = 13.0 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,817 |percentage = 89.9 |change = N/A }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 8,700 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = N/A }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election December 1910: South Molton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 4,224 |percentage =56.8 |change = +0.3 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = John Perowne |votes = 3,217 |percentage =43.2 |change = −0.3 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,007 |percentage = 13.6 |change = +0.6 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes =7,441 |percentage = 85.5 |change = -4.4 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 8,700 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +0.3 }}{{Election box end}} 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 from 1914 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
|title=General Election 1918: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 10,424 |percentage = 56.3 |change = −0.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918| |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Herbert Sparkes |votes = 8,093 |percentage = 43.7 |change = +0.5 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,331 |percentage = 12.6 |change = −1.0 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 18,517 |percentage = 65.8 |change = −19.7 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = −0.5 }}{{Election box end 1918}} Elections in the 1920s{{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1922: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = unopposed |percentage = n/a |change = n/a }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = n/a }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1923: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = unopposed |percentage = n/a |change = n/a }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = n/a }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1924:South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Cedric Drewe |votes = 12,811 |percentage = 51.3 |change = n/a }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 12,157 |percentage = 48.7 |change = n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 654 |percentage = 2.6 |change = n/a }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 85.3 |change = n/a }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1929: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 15,072 |percentage = 48.1 |change = -0.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = Cedric Drewe |votes = 13,567 |percentage = 43.2 |change = -8.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Rudolph Putnam Messel |votes = 2,731 |percentage = 8.7 |change = n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,505 |percentage = 4.9 |change = 7.5 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 87.4 |change = +2.1 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |loser = Unionist Party (UK) |swing = +3.8 }}{{Election box end}} Elections in the 1930s{{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1931: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 25,700 |percentage = 88.0 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Rudolph Putnam Messel |votes = 3,499 |percentage = 12.0 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 22,201 |percentage = 76.0 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 29,199 |percentage = 81.0 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1935: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 20,767 |percentage = 78.7 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = H F Chilcott |votes = 5,610 |percentage = 21.3 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 15,157 |percentage = 57.5 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 26,377 |percentage = 72.9 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} Elections in the 1940sGeneral 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;
|title=General Election 1945: South Molton }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |candidate = George Lambert |votes = 19,065 |percentage = 67.6 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = C Lang |votes = 9,140 |percentage = 32.4 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,925 |percentage = 35.2 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 71.9 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} References
1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984|page=258}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=The General Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000073/18851212/014/0006|accessdate=11 December 2017|work=Oxford Journal|date=12 December 1885|page=6|via = British Newspaper Archive|subscription=yes}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Nomination Day|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000328/18860708/011/0003|accessdate=11 December 2017|work=North Devon Journal|date=8 July 1886|page=3|via = British Newspaper Archive|subscription=yes}} 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Sophia|title=8. George Lambert M.P. (George IV) 1866-1958 AND FAMILY|url=http://sophialambert.com/familyhistory/CHAPTER8.htm|accessdate=19 November 2017}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Nominations for South Molton|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001579/18911111/092/0006|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=Kirkintilloch Herald|date=11 Nov 1891|page=6}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=South Molton Division|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000329/18950722/143/0008|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=Western Morning News|date=22 Jul 1895|page=8}}
3 : Parliamentary constituencies in Devon (historic)|United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885|United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950 |
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