# Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)

Camborne was a county constituency in Cornwall which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Falmouth and Camborne.
Between 1885 and 1918 its official name was The North West or Camborne Division of Cornwall, and it was sometimes referred to simply as North West Cornwall.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: Part of the Sessional Division of Penwith East, and the civil parishes of Gwennap and St Agnes.
1918–1950: The Borough of Helston, the Urban Districts of Camborne, Hayle, Phillack, and Redruth, the Rural District of Redruth, in the Rural District of East Kerrier the parishes of Constantine, Mabe, and Perranarworthal, in the Rural District of Helston the parishes of Crowan and Wendron, and in the Rural District of Truro the parishes of Kea, Kenwyn Rural, Perranzabuloe, St Agnes, St Allen, and Tregavethan.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Charles Conybeare | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Arthur Strauss | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1900 | William Sproston Caine | Liberal |
| | 1903 by-election | Sir Wilfrid Lawson | Liberal |
| | 1906 | Albert Dunn | Liberal |
| | 1910 | Sir Francis Acland | Liberal |
| | 1922 | Algernon Moreing | National Liberal |
| | 1923 | Leif Jones | Independent Liberal (sat with Liberal Party when elected) |
| | 1924 | Algernon Moreing | Constitutionalist |
| | 1924 | Algernon Moreing | Unionist |
| | 1929 | Leif Jones | Liberal |
| | 1931 | Sir Peter Agnew | Conservative |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 2,926 | 53.2 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Vivian | 2,577 | 46.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,503 | 77.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,139 | | |
| | Independent Liberal win (new seat) | Independent Liberal win (new seat) | Independent Liberal win (new seat) | Independent Liberal win (new seat) | Independent Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 3,156 | 61.6 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | James Drew Gay | 1,969 | 38.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,187 | 23.2 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,125 | 71.8 | −5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,139 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal | Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 3,073 | 53.8 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 2,635 | 46.2 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 7.6 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,708 | 75.0 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,611 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.8 | |
General election 1895: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 3,166 | 53.9 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 2,704 | 46.1 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,870 | 75.3 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,800 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Sproston Caine | 3,101 | 50.9 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 2,993 | 49.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,094 | 76.0 | +0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,023 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +4.8 | |
1903 Camborne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 3,558 | 55.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Strauss | 2,869 | 44.6 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 10.8 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,427 | 74.2 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,659 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1906: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Dunn | 4,614 | 65.0 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hewitt (politician) | 2,384 | 33.5 | −15.6 |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Jack Jones | 109 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,230 | 31.5 | +29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,107 | 77.2 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,210 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +14.9 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Dunn | 5,027 | 66.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Norman G Chamberlain | 2,587 | 34.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,440 | 32.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,614 | 81.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
General election December 1910: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 4,419 | 65.5 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Coates | 2,326 | 34.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,093 | 31.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,745 | 71.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Rt Hon. Francis Dyke Acland
* Unionist:
General election 1918: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 7,078 | 52.0 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | George Nicholls | 6,546 | 48.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 4.0 | −27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,624 | 41.8 | −30.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
* No Coupon was issued

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Algernon Moreing | 8,191 | 39.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 7,923 | 38.4 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Tom Proctor | 4,512 | 21.9 | −26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,626 | 60.5 | +18.7 |
| | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 11,794 | 59.3 | +20.9 |
| | Liberal | Algernon Moreing | 8,096 | 40.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,698 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,890 | 58.0 | −2.5 |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.0 | |
* The local Liberal Association was unable to agree on a candidate, but Moreing was recognised as the official candidate by Liberal Party HQ.
General election 1924: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Constitutionalist | Algernon Moreing | 9,530 | 42.9 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 7,220 | 32.5 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | F. A. P. Rowe | 5,477 | 24.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,310 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,227 | 64.6 | +6.6 |
| | Constitutionalist gain from Liberal | Constitutionalist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 11,176 | 35.8 | +3.3 |
| | Unionist | Algernon Moreing | 10,145 | 32.6 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | H J Sharman | 7,870 | 25.3 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | J C Roberts | 1,976 | 6.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,167 | 70.8 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Agnew | 14,664 | 43.4 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 10,840 | 32.1 | −3.7 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Kate Spurrell | 8,280 | 24.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,824 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,784 | 75.8 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Agnew | 14,826 | 48.3 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Walter Peacock | 7,921 | 25.8 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Harold R. G. Greaves | 7,375 | 24.0 | New |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Kate Spurrell | 592 | 1.9 | −22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,905 | 22.5 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,714 | 66.9 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Peter Agnew
* Liberal:
* Labour: J J H Moses
General election 1945: Camborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Agnew | 12,257 | 37.1 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Harold Hayman | 11,673 | 35.3 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rowland Hill | 9,141 | 27.6 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 1.8 | −20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,071 | 64.3 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |