# Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Norwich was a borough constituency in Norfolk which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Consisting of the city of Norwich in Norfolk, it returned two members of parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
It was replaced in 1950 by two new single-member constituencies, Norwich North and Norwich South.

## Members of Parliament
### 1298–1660

| Year | First member | Second member |
| 1378 | Henry Limner | |
| 1386 | Walter Niche | Walter Bixton |
| 1388 (Feb) | William Appleyard | Walter Bixton |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Moulton | Walter Bixton |
| 1390 (Jan) | Henry Limner | Walter Bixton |
| 1390 (Nov) | William Appleyard | Thomas Gerard |
| 1391 | Walter Bixton | Thomas Gerard |
| 1393 | John Moulton | William Everard |
| 1394 | Henry Limner | William Everard |
| 1395 | William Appleyard | Thomas Gerard |
| 1397 (Jan) | William Appleyard | Henry Limner |
| 1397 (Sep) | Walter Bixton | Richard White |
| 1399 | Henry Limner | Roger Blickling |
| 1401 | Edmund Warner | Walter Eaton |
| 1402 | William Appleyard | William Crakeford |
| 1404 (Jan) | William Everard | Walter Eaton |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | Walter Eaton | John Alderford |
| 1407 | Walter Eaton | Robert Dunston |
| 1410 | Robert Dunston | William Ampulford |
| 1411 | Bartholomew Appleyard | Thomas Gerard |
| 1413 (Feb) | John Alderford | Bartholomew Appleyard |
| 1413 (May) | William Sedman | John Bixley |
| 1414 (Apr) | Robert Brasier | John Alderford |
| 1414 (Nov) | William Sedman | Richard Purdance |
| 1415 | John Bixley | Robert Dunston |
| 1416 (Mar) | Henry Rafman | William Sedman |
| 1416 (Oct) | William Appleyard | John Bixley |
| 1417 | Robert Brasier | Robert Dunston |
| 1419 | William Appleyard | John Bixley |
| 1420 | Robert Baxter | Robert Dunston |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Baxter | Robert Dunston |
| 1421 (Dec) | Henry Piking | Robert Dunston |
| 1485 | John Paston |
| 1504 | Robert Burgh |
| 1510 | ? |
| 1512 | Robert Harydance | John Clerke I |
| 1515 | ? |
| 1523 | ? |
| 1529 | Edward Rede | Reginald Lytilprowe |
| 1536 | ?John Corbet II | ? |
| 1539 | Augustine Steward | John Godsalve |
| 1542 | William Rogers | ?John Godsalve |
| 1545 | Robert Rugge | Richard Catlin |
| 1547 | Augustine Steward | Richard Catlin |
| 1553 (Mar) | Thomas Marsham | Alexander Mather |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Gawdy I | Richard Catlin |
| 1554 (Apr) | Henry Ward | John Ball |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Corbet II | Alexander Mather |
| 1555 | John Aldrich | Thomas Grey |
| 1558 | Sir Thomas Gawdy | Thomas Sotherton |
| 1559 | Sir William Woodhouse | Thomas Sotherton |
| 1562–3 | Robert Michell, died and repl. 1566 by John Blennerhassett | Thomas Parker |
| 1571 | John Blennerhassett | Robert Suckling |
| 1572 | John Aldirich | Thomas Beaumont, sick and repl. 1581 by Edward Flowerdew |
| 1584 | Christopher Layer | Simon Bowde |
| 1586 | Robert Suckling | Thomas Layer |
| 1588 | Francis Rugge | Thomas Gleane |
| 1593 | Robert Houghton | Robert Yarham |
| 1597 | Christopher Layer | Thomas Sotherton II |
| 1601 | Alexander Thurston | John Pettus |
| 1604–1611 | Sir Henry Hobart | John Pettus |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Hyrne | Rice Gwyn |
| 1621–1622 | Richard Rosse | William Denny |
| 1624 | William Denny | Sir Thomas Hyrne |
| 1625 | William Denny | Sir Thomas Hyrne |
| 1626 | Sir John Suckling | Sir Thomas Hyrne |
| 1628 | Sir Peter Gleane | Robert Debney |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |

### 1640–1950

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| April 1640 | | Thomas Tooley | | | Thomas Atkins | |
| November 1640 | | Richard Harman | Parliamentarian | | Richard Catlin | Royalist |
| January 1644 | | Richard Harman | Parliamentarian | Catelyn disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Catelyn disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Catelyn disabled from sitting – seat vacant |
| 1645 | | Richard Harman | Parliamentarian | | Erasmus Earle | |
| 1646 | | Thomas Atkins | | | Erasmus Earle | |
| 1653 | Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Norwich was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | | Bernard Church | | | John Hobart | |
| 1656 | | Bernard Church | | | John Hobart | |
| January 1659 | | William Barnham | | | John Hobart | |
| May 1659 | | Thomas Atkins | | One seat vacant | One seat vacant | One seat vacant |
| April 1660 | | William Barnham | | | Thomas Rant | |
| 1661 | | Christopher Jay | | | Francis Corie | |
| Feb 1678 | | William Paston | | | Francis Corie | |
| May 1678 | | William Paston | | | Augustine Briggs | |
| 1685 | | Robert Paston | | | Sir Nevill Catlin | Tory |
| 1689 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | Sir Nevill Catlin | Tory |
| 1690 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | Hugh Bokenham | |
| 1694 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | John Ward | |
| 1695 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | Francis Gardiner | |
| 1698 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | Robert Davy | |
| 1701 | | Edward Clarke | Country Whig | | Robert Davy | |
| 1702 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | Robert Davy | |
| 1703 | | Thomas Blofield | Tory | | Thomas Palgrave | |
| 1705 | | Waller Bacon | | | John Chambers | |
| 1710 | | Robert Bene | | | Richard Berney | |
| 1715 | | Waller Bacon | | | Robert Brightiffe | |
| 1734 | | Waller Bacon | | | Horatio Walpole | Whig |
| 1735 by-election | | Thomas Vere | | | Horatio Walpole | Whig |
| 1747 | | John Hobart | | | Horatio Walpole | Whig |
| June 1756 by-election | | John Hobart | | | Edward Bacon | |
| December 1756 by-election | | (Sir) Harbord Harbord | Whig | | Edward Bacon | |
| 1784 | | (Sir) Harbord Harbord | Whig | | William Windham | Tory |
| 1786 by-election | | Hon. Henry Hobart | Tory | | William Windham | Tory |
| 1799 by-election | | John Frere | Tory | | William Windham | Tory |
| 1802 | | Robert Fellowes | Whig | | William Smith | Radical |
| 1806 | | Robert Fellowes | Whig | | John Patteson | Tory |
| 1807 | | William Smith | Radical | | John Patteson | Tory |
| 1812 | | William Smith | Radical | | Charles Harvey | Tory |
| 1818 | | William Smith | Radical | | Richard Hanbury Gurney | Whig |
| 1826 | | William Smith | Radical | | Jonathan Peel | Tory |
| 1830 | | Robert Grant | Whig | | Richard Hanbury Gurney | Whig |
| 1832 | | William Murray | Tory | | James Scarlett | Tory |
| 1834 | | William Murray | Conservative | | James Scarlett | Conservative |
| 1835 | | William Murray | Conservative | | Robert Scarlett | Conservative |
| 1837 | | Arthur Wellesley | Conservative | | Robert Scarlett | Conservative |
| 1838 | | Arthur Wellesley | Conservative | | Benjamin Smith | Whig |
| 1847 | | Arthur Wellesley | Conservative | | Morton Peto | Whig |
| 1852 | | Edward Warner | Radical | | Morton Peto | Whig |
| 1854 by-election | | Edward Warner | Radical | | Samuel Bignold | Conservative |
| 1857 | | Henry Schneider | Radical | | William Keppel | Whig |
| 1859 | | Henry Schneider | Liberal | | William Keppel | Liberal |
| 1860 by-election | | Edward Warner | Liberal | | Sir William Russell, Bt | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Henry Stracey | Conservative | | Sir William Russell, Bt | Liberal |
| 1870 by-election | | Jacob Henry Tillett | Liberal | | Sir William Russell, Bt | Liberal |
| 1871 by-election | | Jeremiah Colman | Liberal | | Sir William Russell, Bt | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Jeremiah Colman | Liberal | | John Walter Huddleston | Conservative |
| 1875 by-election | | Jeremiah Colman | Liberal | | Jacob Henry Tillett | Liberal |
| 1885 | | Jeremiah Colman | Liberal | | Harry Bullard | Conservative |
| 1886 by-election | | Jeremiah Colman | Liberal | | Samuel Hoare | Conservative |
| 1895 | | Harry Bullard | Conservative | | Samuel Hoare | Conservative |
| 1904 by-election | | Louis Tillett | Liberal | | Samuel Hoare | Conservative |
| 1906 | | Louis Tillett | Liberal | | George Henry Roberts | Labour |
| Jan 1910 | | Frederick Low | Liberal | | George Henry Roberts | Labour |
| 1915 by-election | | Hilton Young | Liberal | | George Henry Roberts | Labour |
| 1918 | | Hilton Young | Liberal | | George Henry Roberts | Coalition Labour |
| 1922 | | Hilton Young | Independent | | George Henry Roberts | Liberal |
| 1923 | | Walter Smith | Labour | | Dorothy Jewson | Labour |
| 1924 | | Hilton Young | Liberal | | J. Griffyth Fairfax | Conservative |
| 1926 | | Hilton Young | Conservative | | J. Griffyth Fairfax | Conservative |
| 1929 | | Walter Smith | Labour | | Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal |
| 1931 | | George Hartland | Conservative | | Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National |
| 1935 | | Henry Strauss | Conservative | | Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National |
| 1945 | | Lucy Noel-Buxton | Labour | | John Paton | Labour |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South | constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South | constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South | constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South | constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South | constituency abolished: see Norwich North and Norwich South |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lucy Noel-Buxton | 31,553 | 27.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | John Paton | 31,229 | 27.7 | +9.9 |
| | National Liberal | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 25,945 | 23.0 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Strauss | 24,225 | 21.4 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,284 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,952 | 70.7 | −2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,880 | | |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 36,039 | 29.1 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Strauss | 34,182 | 27.6 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Glenvil Hall | 24,670 | 20.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher John Kelly | 22,055 | 17.8 | N/A |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Fenner Brockway | 6,737 | 5.5 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,369 | 9.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,512 | 7.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,683 | 73.4 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,275 | | |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1931: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 40,925 | 30.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | George Hartland | 38,883 | 28.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 28,295 | 21.0 | −5.0 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Dorothy Jewson | 26,537 | 19.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,630 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,588 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,640 | 80.4 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,755 | | |
| | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 33,974 | 26.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 33,690 | 26.0 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 31,040 | 24.0 | +2.0 |
| | Unionist | J. Griffyth Fairfax | 30,793 | 23.8 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,934 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,897 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,497 | 78.8 | −5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,143 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist |
General election 1924: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hilton Young | 28,842 | 27.7 | +10.8 |
| | Unionist | J. Griffyth Fairfax | 28,529 | 27.4 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 23,808 | 22.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 22,931 | 22.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,034 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,598 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,110 | 84.0 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,995 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour |
General election 1923: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 20,077 | 20.9 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Jewson | 19,304 | 20.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Hilton Young | 16,222 | 16.9 | −16.8 |
| | Unionist | George Roberts | 14,749 | 15.3 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry John Copeman | 13,180 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Henry Dawes Swan | 12,713 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,082 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,245 | 78.7 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,168 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal |
General election 1922: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Roberts | 31,167 | 33.7 | −11.4 |
| | National Liberal | Hilton Young | 31,151 | 33.7 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Herbert Witard | 15,609 | 16.9 | New |
| | Labour | George Johnson | 14,490 | 15.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,558 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,542 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,417 | 76.8 | +27.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,159 | | |
| | Independent gain from Coalition Labour | Independent gain from Coalition Labour | Independent gain from Coalition Labour | Independent gain from Coalition Labour | Independent gain from Coalition Labour |
| | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Labour | George Roberts | 26,642 | 45.1 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal | Hilton Young | 25,555 | 43.3 | +6.9 |
| | Independent Labour | Herbert Witard | 6,856 | 11.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,786 | 33.5 | +25.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,699 | 31.7 | +23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,053 | 48.9 | −35.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,342 | | |
| | Coalition Labour gain from Labour | Coalition Labour gain from Labour | Coalition Labour gain from Labour | Coalition Labour gain from Labour | Coalition Labour gain from Labour |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-election, 1917: Norwich (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Henry Roberts | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
By-election, 1915: Norwich (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hilton Young | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election, December 1910: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Low | 10,149 | 36.4 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | George Roberts | 10,003 | 35.8 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Dyson | 7,758 | 27.7 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,391 | 8.6 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,245 | 8.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,910 | 84.3 | −7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,607 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election, January 1910: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Low | 11,257 | 29.0 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | George Roberts | 11,119 | 28.7 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hoare | 8,410 | 21.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | H.G. Snowden | 7,981 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,847 | 7.3 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,709 | 7.0 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,767 | 91.5 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,607 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. | George Roberts | 11,059 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Louis Tillett | 10,972 | 37.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ernest Wild | 7,460 | 25.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,491 | 91.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,390 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,599 | 12.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,512 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative |
By-election, 1904: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Louis Tillett | 8,576 | 48.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Ernest Wild | 6,756 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. | George Roberts | 2,440 | 13.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,820 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,772 | 90.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,728 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
General election 1900: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Hoare | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Conservative | Harry Bullard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hoare | 8,166 | 26.5 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Bullard | 8,034 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Terrell | 7,330 | 23.9 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Verney | 7,210 | 23.5 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 704 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,465 (est) | 88.4 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,494 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1892: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hoare | 7,718 | 35.1 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Colman | 7,407 | 33.8 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | John Bedford | 6,811 | 31.1 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 907 | 4.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,628 (est) | 88.0 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,623 | | |
| | 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 1886: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Colman | 6,295 | 26.0 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hoare | 6,156 | 25.5 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | Jacob Henry Tillett | 6,119 | 25.4 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Clare Sewell Read | 5,564 | 23.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,342 | 80.6 | −8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,323 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 2.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 0.1 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |
By-election, 7 Apr 1886: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hoare | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Bullard being unseated on petition.
General election 1885: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Bullard | 7,279 | 36.0 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Colman | 6,666 | 33.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Samuel Wright | 6,251 | 31.0 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,028 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,572 | 88.6 | +12.6 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,323 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −3.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1880: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Colman | 6,549 | 28.1 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Jacob Henry Tillett | 6,512 | 27.9 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Harben | 5,242 | 22.5 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | William Massey-Mainwaring | 5,032 | 21.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,270 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,668 (est) | 76.0 (est) | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,349 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 6 Mar 1875: Norwich (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jacob Henry Tillett | 5,877 | 53.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Josiah Wilkinson | 5,079 | 46.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,956 | 73.3 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,953 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.9 | |
* Caused by Huddleston's appointment as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. This by-election was later declared void on petition, and the writ was suspended, leaving Norwich with one MP until 1880.
General election 1874: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Colman | 6,138 | 26.7 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | John Walter Huddleston | 5,823 | 25.3 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Jacob Henry Tillett | 5,776 | 25.1 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Henry Stracey | 5,290 | 23.0 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,514 (est) | 75.9 (est) | +8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,166 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 1.4 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 0.2 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
By-election, 22 Feb 1871: Norwich (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Colman | 4,637 | 57.8 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Charles Legard | 3,389 | 42.2 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,248 | 15.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,026 | 65.1 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,338 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −8.5 | |
* Caused by the previous by-election being declared void on petition.
By-election, 13 Jul 1870: Norwich (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jacob Henry Tillett | 4,236 | 52.2 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | John Walter Huddleston | 3,874 | 47.8 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,110 | 61.0 | −6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,296 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −14.1 | |
* Caused by Stracey's election being declared void on petition.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Stracey | 4,521 | 33.8 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal | William Russell | 4,509 | 33.7 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Jacob Henry Tillett | 4,364 | 32.6 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,958 (est) | 67.4 (est) | −0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,296 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −9.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
General election 1865: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Russell | 1,845 | 28.3 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Edward Warner | 1,838 | 28.2 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Augustus Goldsmid | 1,466 | 22.5 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Edmond Chester Waters | 1,363 | 20.9 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 5.7 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,256 (est) | 67.6 (est) | −13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,817 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
By-election, 28 March 1860: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Warner | 2,083 | 28.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | William Russell | 2,045 | 27.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | William Forlonge | 1,636 | 22.1 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | William David Lewis | 1,631 | 22.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 5.6 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,698 (est) | 68.7 (est) | −11.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,381 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
* Caused by both the 1859 general election and the June by-election being declared void on petition due to bribery.

### Elections in the 1850s

By-election, 28 June 1859: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Keppel | 1,922 | 54.6 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Bignold | 1,561 | 44.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | 39 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 10.3 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,522 | 69.6 | −11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,508 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
* Caused by Keppel's appointment as Treasurer of the Household.
General election 1859: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Keppel | 2,154 | 26.4 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal | Henry Schneider | 2,134 | 26.2 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Bignold | 1,966 | 24.1 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Charles Manners Lushington | 1,900 | 23.3 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 2.1 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,077 (est) | 80.6 (est) | +17.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,058 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.4 | |
General election 1857: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Henry Schneider | 2,247 | 36.7 | +7.7 |
| | Whig | William Keppel | 2,238 | 36.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Bignold | 1,636 | 26.7 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,879 (est) | 62.8 (est) | −5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,175 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.1 | −7.4 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 9.9 | +9.3 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
By-election, 29 December 1854: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Bignold | 1,899 | 53.8 | +12.5 |
| | Whig | Anthony Hamond | 1,629 | 46.2 | +16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,528 | 59.7 | −8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,911 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | −2.1 | |
* Caused by Peto's resignation in order to go to the Crimean War and construct the Grand Crimean Central Railway.
General election 1852: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Morton Peto | 2,190 | 29.6 | −13.0 |
| | Radical | Edward Warner | 2,145 | 29.0 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Wellesley | 1,592 | 21.5 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Lothian Sheffield Dickson | 1,465 | 19.8 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,696 (est) | 68.6 (est) | +10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,390 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 0.6 | −11.9 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −9.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | −2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Morton Peto | 2,448 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Arthur Wellesley | 1,727 | 30.1 | N/A |
| | Radical | John Humffreys Parry | 1,572 | 27.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,874 (est) | 57.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,976 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1841: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Arthur Wellesley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,334 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Scarlett | 1,865 | 25.2 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Wellesley | 1,863 | 25.2 | −2.0 |
| | Whig | Benjamin Smith | 1,843 | 24.9 | +2.0 |
| | Whig | Montford Nurse | 1,831 | 24.7 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.3 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,697 | 84.2 | −0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,390 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
* On petition, Scarlett was unseated and Smith was declared elected.
General election 1835: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Murray | 1,892 | 27.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Scarlett | 1,878 | 27.0 | +1.0 |
| | Whig | Edward Vernon Harbord, 4th Baron Suffield | 1,592 | 22.9 | −1.1 |
| | Whig | Frank Offley Martin | 1,582 | 22.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 4.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,483 | 84.9 | −5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,102 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
General election 1832: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | William Murray | 2,016 | 26.7 | +11.1 |
| | Tory | James Scarlett | 1,962 | 26.0 | +10.6 |
| | Whig | Richard Hanbury Gurney | 1,809 | 24.0 | −10.5 |
| | Whig | Charles Henry Bellenden Ker | 1,765 | 23.4 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,817 | 90.1 | c. +15.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,238 | | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +11.0 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +10.7 | |
General election 1831: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Grant | 2,163 | 34.5 | +7.1 |
| | Whig | Richard Hanbury Gurney | 2,158 | 34.5 | +6.1 |
| | Tory | Charles Wetherell | 977 | 15.6 | −7.4 |
| | Tory | Michael Thomas Sadler | 964 | 15.4 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 18.9 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 3,131 | c. 74.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 4,200 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
* Wetherell and Sadler were proposed without their knowledge
By-election, 30 November 1830: Norwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Grant | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Caused by Grant's appointment as Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces
General election 1830: Norwich (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Richard Hanbury Gurney | 2,363 | 28.4 |
| | Whig | Robert Grant | 2,279 | 27.4 |
| | Tory | Jonathan Peel | 1,912 | 23.0 |
| | Tory | Charles Ogle | 1,762 | 21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |