| East Devon County constituency |
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| East Devon shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
| Created: | 1868, 1997 |
| MP: | Hugo Swire |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Devon |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
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East Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
The constituency, as the name suggests, is based around the eastern portion of the county of Devon. The main settlements in the seat include the coastal resort of Sidmouth.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1868-1885
- Constituency created - two seats (1868)
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1868 | Sir Lawrence Palk, Bt | Conservative | Lord Courtenay | Conservative | ||
| 1870 | Sir John Henry Kennaway, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | William Hood Walrond | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||||
The two-seat constituency of East Devon was abolished at the 1885 general election, with Sidmouth being transferred to the new single-member seat of Honiton. At the 1997 general election a new constituency of East Devon was established, which included Sidmouth; Sir Peter Emery, MP for Honiton since a 1967 by-election, continued to represent the area until 2001, when the present incumbent Hugo Swire was elected.
MPs 1997-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Sir Peter Emery | Conservative | |
| 2001 | Hugo Swire | Conservative | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: East Devon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Hugo Swire | 23,075 | 46.9 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Dumper | 15,139 | 30.7 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | James Court | 7,598 | 15.4 | -1.3 | |
| UKIP | Colin McNamee | 3,035 | 6.2 | +0.6 | |
| Independent (politician) | Christopher Way | 400 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 7,936 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 49,247 | 69.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: East Devon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Hugo Swire | 22,681 | 47.4 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Dumper | 14,486 | 30.3 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Phil Starr | 7,974 | 16.7 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | David Wilson | 2,696 | 5.6 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 8,195 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,837 | 68.8 | -7.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: East Devon[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Emery | 22,797 | 43.38 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | R Trethewey | 15,308 | 29.13 | N/A | |
| Labour | A Siantonas | 9,292 | 17.68 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | W Dixon | 3,200 | 6.09 | N/A | |
| Liberal | G Halliwell | 1,363 | 2.59 | N/A | |
| UKIP | C Giffard | 459 | 0.87 | N/A | |
| National Democrats | Gary Needs | 131 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,489 | 14.25 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 52,550 | 76 | N/A | ||
See also
References
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)
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