Rochester
Rochester was a constituency which elected two members of parliament for the first time in 1295. The constituency was abolished in 1918 following a boundary review.
Former Members of Parliament
The following members of parliament represented Rochester between 1295 and 1918:
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The Rt Hon. Ernest Lamb CMG |
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Liberal
19 Dec 1910 - 14 Dec 1918 |
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8 Feb 1906 - 10 Feb 1910 |
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Samuel Ridley |
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Conservative
10 Feb 1910 - 19 Dec 1910 |
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Charles Tuff |
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Conservative
23 Sep 1903 - 8 Feb 1906 |
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Vacancy |
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22 Aug 1903 - 23 Sep 1903 |
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The Most Hon. James Gascoyne-Cecil KG GCVO CB PC |
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Conservative
1 Jan 1893 - 22 Aug 1903 |
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Vacancy |
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16 Dec 1892 - 1 Jan 1893 |
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Lt Col Sir Horatio Davies KCMG |
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Conservative
26 Jul 1892 - 16 Dec 1892 |
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The Rt Hon. Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen JP DL |
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Liberal
16 Apr 1889 - 26 Jul 1892 |
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Francis Hughes-Hallett |
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Conservative
18 Dec 1885 - 16 Apr 1889 |
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Roger Leigh |
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Conservative
27 Apr 1880 - 18 Dec 1885 |
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Sir Arthur Otway PC |
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Liberal
14 Jun 1878 - 18 Dec 1885 |
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Sir Julian Goldsmid DL JP |
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Liberal
19 Jul 1870 - 27 Apr 1880 |
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Vacancy |
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31 May 1878 - 14 Jun 1878 |
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Philip Wykeham-Martin |
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Liberal
18 May 1859 - 31 May 1878 |
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Radical
8 Feb 1856 - 18 May 1859 |
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Vacancy |
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9 Jul 1870 - 19 Jul 1870 |
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John Kinglake |
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Liberal
24 Apr 1857 - 9 Jul 1870 |
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Sir Thomas Maddock |
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Conservative
31 Jul 1852 - 24 Apr 1857 |
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The Hon. Francis Child Villiers |
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Conservative
31 Jul 1852 - 8 Feb 1856 |
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Ralph Bernal |
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Whig
26 Aug 1847 - 31 Jul 1852 |
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14 Apr 1820 - 22 Jul 1841 |
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Thomas Hodges |
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Whig
26 Aug 1847 - 31 Jul 1852 |
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6 Feb 1835 - 18 Aug 1837 |
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Sir William Bodkin |
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Conservative
22 Jul 1841 - 26 Aug 1847 |
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James Douglas |
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Conservative
22 Jul 1841 - 26 Aug 1847 |
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Thomas Hobhouse |
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Radical
18 Aug 1837 - 22 Jul 1841 |
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John Mills |
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Tory
1 Jun 1831 - 6 Feb 1835 |
Elections
The following elections took place in Rochester between 1295 and 1918:
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General election
3 - 19 December 1910
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Liberal gain from Conservative |
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General election
15 January - 10 February 1910
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Conservative gain from Liberal |
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General election
12 January - 8 February 1906
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Liberal gain from Conservative |
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By-election
23 September 1903
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Conservative hold |
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General election
26 September - 24 October 1900
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Conservative hold |
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General election
13 July - 7 August 1895
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Conservative hold |
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By-election
1893
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Conservative hold |
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General election
4 - 26 July 1892
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Conservative gain from Liberal |
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By-election
16 April 1889
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Liberal gain from Conservative |
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General election
1 - 27 July 1886
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Conservative hold |
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General election
24 November - 18 December 1885
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Conservative hold |
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General election
31 March - 27 April 1880
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Conservative gain from Liberal |
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Liberal hold |
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By-election
14 June 1878
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Liberal hold |
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General election
31 January - 17 February 1874
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Liberal hold |
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Liberal hold |
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By-election
19 July 1870
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Liberal hold |
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General election
17 November - 7 December 1868
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Liberal hold |
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Liberal hold |
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General election
11 - 24 July 1865
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Liberal hold |
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Liberal hold |
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General election
28 April - 18 May 1859
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Liberal gain from Radical |
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Liberal gain from Radical |
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General election
27 March - 24 April 1857
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Radical gain from Conservative |
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Radical hold |
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By-election
8 February 1856
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Radical gain from Conservative |
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General election
7 - 31 July 1852
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Conservative gain from Whig |
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Conservative gain from Whig |
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General election
29 July - 26 August 1847
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Whig gain from Conservative |
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Whig gain from Conservative |
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General election
29 June - 22 July 1841
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Conservative gain from Radical |
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Conservative gain from Whig |
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General election
24 July - 18 August 1837
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Whig hold |
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Radical gain from Whig |
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General election
6 January - 6 February 1835
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Whig hold |
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Whig gain from Tory |
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General election
8 December 1832 - 8 January 1833
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Whig hold |
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Tory hold |
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