# North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Riding of Yorkshire was the constituency of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, when the four-seat Yorkshire constituency was divided in three for the 1832 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and replaced for the 1885 general election by the new single-member constituencies of Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby, most its remaining small boroughs seeing disenfranchisement in 1868 or in 1885.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1654–1658 (Protectorate Parliaments)

| Election | First member | Second member | Third member | Fourth member |
| 1654 | Lord Eure | Francis Lascelles | Thomas Harrison | George Smithson |
| 1656 | ? | Francis Lascelles | Luke Robinson | ? |

### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | constituency created by division of the Yorkshire constituency | constituency created by division of the Yorkshire constituency | constituency created by division of the Yorkshire constituency | constituency created by division of the Yorkshire constituency | constituency created by division of the Yorkshire constituency | constituency created by division of the Yorkshire constituency |
| 1832 | | Hon. William Duncombe | Conservative | | Edward Cayley | Whig |
| 1841 by-election | | Hon. Octavius Duncombe | Conservative | | Edward Cayley | Whig |
| 1859 | | Hon. William Duncombe | Conservative | | Edward Cayley | Liberal |
| 1862 by-election | | Hon. William Duncombe | Conservative | | William Morritt | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Hon. William Duncombe | Conservative | | Frederick Milbank | Liberal |
| 1867 by-election | | Hon. Octavius Duncombe | Conservative | | Frederick Milbank | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Viscount Helmsley | Conservative | | Frederick Milbank | Liberal |
| 1882 by-election | | Hon. Guy Dawnay | Conservative | | Frederick Milbank | Liberal |
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby | constituency abolished: see Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby | constituency abolished: see Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby | constituency abolished: see Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby | constituency abolished: see Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby | constituency abolished: see Cleveland, Richmond, Thirsk & Malton and Whitby |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | William Duncombe | 4,885 | 41.9 |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | 3,287 | 28.2 |
| | Whig | John Charles Ramsden | 2,895 | 24.8 |
| | Whig | Martin Stapylton | 602 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,581 | 90.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,539 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,598 | 13.7 |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 3.4 |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Duncombe | 4,656 | 35.9 | −6.0 |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | 4,490 | 34.6 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | James Walker | 3,841 | 29.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,396 | 88.0 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,545 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 1.3 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 5.0 | +1.6 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
General election 1837: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,738 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,361 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Duncombe succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Feversham and causing a by-election.
By-election, 21 September 1841: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,881 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,319 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1857: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | 5,259 | 37.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | Edward Cayley | 4,641 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | John Dundas | 4,185 | 29.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,672 (est) | 79.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,238 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1859: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Edward Cayley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,479 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

Cayley's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 17 March 1862: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Morritt | 5,507 | 52.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Frederick Milbank | 5,041 | 47.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,548 | 78.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,367 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1865: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Milbank | 6,585 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Duncombe | 6,362 | 33.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Morritt | 5,889 | 31.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,711 (est) | 82.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,438 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Duncombe was elevated to the peerage, becoming 3rd Lord Feversham, and causing a by-election.
By-election, 4 March 1867: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Octavius Duncombe | 7,689 | 45.7 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Milbank | 7,429 | 44.1 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Stillingfleet Cayley (jnr) | 1,721 | 10.2 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,118 (est) | 78.7 (est) | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,205 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 1.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,708 | 33.9 | +32.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Frederick Milbank | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,558 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Duncombe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Frederick Milbank | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,484 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Duncombe's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 26 Jan 1882: North Riding of Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Dawnay | 8,135 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Samuel Rowlandson | 7,749 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,884 | 79.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,047 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |