Ashburton (UK Parliament constituency)

Ashburton
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyDevon
Major settlementsAshburton
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Devon
Replaced byParts of Totnes, South Molton and Tiverton
1640–1868
SeatsTwo (1640–1832); One (1832–1868)
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byEast Devon

Ashburton (also known as Mid Devon) was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament at Westminster, for the Parliaments of 1295 and 1407,[1][2] and regularly from 1640 until it was abolished for the 1868 general election. It was one of three Devon borough constituencies newly enfranchised (or re-enfranchised after a gap of centuries) in the Long Parliament. It returned two Members of Parliament until the 1832 general election when the number was reduced to one MP.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

From the 1885 general election Ashburton was revived as a county division of Devon. It returned one member until it was abolished from the 1918 general election.

  1. ^ Hannes Kleineke (2008). "The Widening Gap: The Practice of Parliamentary Borough Elections in Devon and Cornwall in the Fifteenth Century". Parliamentary History. 23 (1): 124. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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  3. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1640–1660). Retrieved 27 March 2019.(currently unavailable )
  4. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1660–1690). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1790–1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Ashburton". History of Parliament Online (1820–1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.