John Gorst
The Rt Hon. Sir John Gorst KC FRS is a former Conservative member of parliament for Chatham. He represented the constituency between February 1875 and July 1892.
During his time in parliament, Sir John served as vice-president of the committee on education, financial secretary to the treasury, under-secretary of state for India, and solicitor general.
Sir John has stood in five elections in Medway and won all of those elections.
Political Career
Sir John has served in the following posts:
UK Parliament
Government Posts
Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament. Where possible, we have tried to include parliamentary roles in other parts of the country in this section, but owing to the time and research involved, some of this data may require updating.
Electoral History
Sir John has stood in the following elections in Medway:
UK Parliament
A green bar on the right hand side of the result indicates that Sir John was elected, while a red bar indicates they were not elected. Click on a card to see the full results for that election.
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