East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
East Cornwall was a county constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election.Boundaries
In 1832 the county of Cornwall, in south west England, was split for parliamentary purposes into two county divisions. These were the East division and West Cornwall. Each division returned two members to Parliament.
The parliamentary boroughs included in the East division, from 1832 to 1885, were Bodmin, Launceston and Liskeard.
1832–1885: The Hundreds of East, West, Lesnewth, Stratton, and Trigg, and in the hundred of Powder, the eastern division, i.e. the parishes of St Austell, St Blazey, St Dennis, St Ewe, Fowey, Gorran, Ladock, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulyan, Mevagissey, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, Roche, St Sampson’s, St Stephen-in-Brannel, and Tywardreath, and in the hundred of Pydar, the parishes of St Breock, Colan, St Columb Minor and St Columb Major, St Ervan, St Eval, St Issey, Lanhydrock, Lanivet, Mawgan, St Merryn, Padstow, Little Petherick, St Wenn, and Withiel.History
In 1885 this division was abolished, when the East and West Cornwall county divisions were replaced by six new single-member county constituencies. These were Bodmin, Camborne, Launceston, St Austell, St Ives and Truro. In addition the last remaining Cornish borough constituency was Penryn and Falmouth.Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Eliot was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Eliot was elevated to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of St Germans and causing a by-election.Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Robartes was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Robartes.
There were 86 spoiled papers, which was considered an unusually high number.
