Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)
| Newport | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1529–1832 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by | Launceston |
| Created from | Dunheved |
Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period. It is occasionally referred to as Newport-juxta-Launceston to distinguish it from other constituencies named Newport.
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[edit] History
From 1529 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, Newport returned two Members of Parliament. Until the early 18th century, the right to vote was held by all inhabitants paying scot and lot, but subsequently it was converted to a burgage franchise, meaning that the right to vote was tied to ownership of certain properties within the borough, which could be bought and sold at will. This reduced the number of qualified voters: under the scot and lot qualification around 70 people had had the right to vote, but by 1831 the number was only about 12.
The borough had a population of 595 in 1831. The Lord of the Manor, owning extensive property within the borough and with the effective power of choosing both members of parliament, was the Duke of Northumberland.
By the Reform Act, Newport was abolished as a separate borough, but the boundaries of Launceston were extended to include Newport. As Launceston's representation was halved by the same measure, the combined borough was thereafter represented by a single MP whereas previously there had been four members.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] 1529-1629
- Constituency created 1529
| Parliament | First member | Second member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament of 1529 | Simon Mountford | William Harris [1] | |
| Parliament of 1536 | ? | ||
| Parliament of 1539 | ? | ||
| Parliament of 1542 | ? | ||
| Parliament of 1545 | Richard Grenville | Walter Skinner [1] | |
| Parliament of 1547 | Reginald Mohun | James Trewynnard [1] | |
| First Parliament of 1553 | Henry Killigrew | Francis Roscarrock | |
| Second Parliament of 1553 | William Smith | John Gayer | |
| Parliament of Apr 1554 | Roger Tavernor | Thomas Prideaux | |
| Parliament of Nov 1554 | Robert Monson | Robert Browne | |
| Parliament of 1554/5 | William Stourton | Robert Monson | |
| Parliament of 1558 | Thomas Hungate | Thomas Roper | |
| Parliament of 1559 | (Richard) Grenville | Thomas Hickes | |
| Parliament of 1563-1567 | George Basset | Ayshton Ayleworth | |
| Parliament of 1571 | Edward Holt | Robert Colshill | |
| Parliament of 1572-1581 | George Basset | William Merbury | |
| Parliament of 1584-1585 | Robert Mordaunt | Walter Covert | |
| Parliament of 1586-1587 | John Osborne | Edward Winter | |
| Parliament of 1588-1589 | William Cavendish | Daniel Rogers | |
| Parliament of 1593 | Richard Stevens | Emanuel Chamond | |
| Parliament of 1597-1598 | Morgan Coleman | Edward Lewknor | |
| Parliament of 1601 | Tobie Matthew | Sir John Leigh | |
| Parliament of 1604-1611 | Sir Robert Killigrew | Sir Edward Seymour | |
| Addled Parliament (1614) | Thomas Trevor | Sir Thomas Cheeke | |
| Parliament of 1621-1622 | Sir Robert Killigrew | Sir Edward Barrett | |
| Happy Parliament (1624-1625) | Sir John Eliot | Richard Estcourt | |
| Useless Parliament (1625) | Ralph Speccot | ||
| Parliament of 1625-1626 | Sir Henry Hungate | Thomas Williams, junior | |
| Parliament of 1628-1629 | Piers Edgcumbe | Sir William Killigrew[2] Nicholas Trefusis |
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| No Parliament summoned 1629-1640 | |||
[edit] 1640-1832
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/newport-iuxta-launceston. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ Killigrew was also elected for Penryn, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
- ^ Maynard was also elected for Totnes, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
- ^ Maynard was also elected for Totnes, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
- ^ Morice was also elected for Plymouth, which he chose to represent, and did not sit again for Newport
- ^ Pole was also elected for Honiton, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
- ^ Morice was also elected for Launceston, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Newport
- ^ Created a baronet as Sir John Coghill in March 1781
[edit] References
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [1]
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988)
- J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
- J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
- Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
- Browne Willis, Notitia Parliamentaria (London, 1750) [2]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)[self-published source?][better source needed]
