# Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)

Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.

## Members of Parliament
### 1584-1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1584 | Anthony Cooke | Richard Cooke |
| 1586 (Oct) | Francis Keilway | William Wallop |
| 1588 (Oct) | Francis Keilway | William White |
| 1593 | Richard Blount | John Knight |
| 1597 (Oct) | Thomas West | Henry Wallop |
| 1601 (Oct) | Sir Francis Darcy | Thomas Ridley |
| 1604 | Thomas Marshal | Thomas South |
| 1614 | Philip Fleming | Charles Thynne |
| 1621-1622 | Sir William Doddington | Henry Crompton |
| 1624 | Nicholas Ferrar | John More |
| 1625 | John Button | John Mills |
| 1626 | Herbert Doddington | John More |
| 1628–1629 | Herbert Doddington | Richard Whitehead |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |

### 1640-1868

| Year | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| November 1640 | | John Doddington | | | John Kempe | |
| November 1640 | | John Button | Parliamentarian | | Henry Campion | Parliamentarian |
| December 1648 | Button excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant | Button excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant | Button excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant | Campion not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge | Campion not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge | Campion not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge |
| 1653 | Lymington was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Lymington was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Lymington was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Lymington was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Lymington was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Lymington was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | John Button | | | Richard Whitehead | |
| May 1659 | | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | | John Button | | | Henry Bromfield | |
| 1661 | | Sir William Lewis | | | John Bulkeley | |
| 1663 | | Sir William Lewis | | | Sir Nicholas Steward | |
| 1678 | | Sir Richard Knight | | | Sir Nicholas Steward | |
| February 1679 | | John Button | | | Bartholomew Bulkeley | |
| May 1679 | | John Button | | | John Burrard | |
| 1680 | | Henry Dawley | | | John Burrard | |
| 1685 | | Richard Holt | | | John Burrard | |
| 1690 | | Thomas Dore | | | John Burrard | |
| May 1698 | | Thomas Dore | | | William Tulse | |
| July 1698 | | Thomas Dore | | | George Burrard | |
| 1701 | | Thomas Dore | | | Paul Burrard | |
| May 1705 | | Thomas Dore | | | Paul Burrard, junior | |
| December 1705 | | Marquess of Winchester | | | Paul Burrard, junior | |
| 1708 | | Richard Chaundler | | | Paul Burrard, junior | |
| 1710 | | Lord William Powlett | | | Paul Burrard, junior | |
| 1713 | | Lord William Powlett | | | Sir Joseph Jekyll | Whig |
| April 1715 | | Richard Chaundler | | | Sir Joseph Jekyll | Whig |
| March 1722 | | Lord Harry Powlett | | | Paul Burrard, junior | |
| October 1722 | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote | Whig | | Paul Burrard, junior | |
| 1727 | | Lord Nassau Powlett | | | Anthony Morgan | |
| 1729 | | Lord Nassau Powlett | | | William Powlett | |
| 1734 | | Sir John Cope, Bt | | | Colonel Maurice Bocland | |
| May 1741 | | Lord Nassau Powlett | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard | |
| December 1741 | | (Sir) Charles Powlett | Whig | | (Sir) Harry Burrard | |
| 1755 | | Lord Harry Powlett | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard | |
| 1761 | | Adam Drummond | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard | |
| 1769 | | Hugo Meynell | Whig | | (Sir) Harry Burrard | |
| 1774 | | Edward Morant | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard | |
| 1778 | | Edward Morant | | | Henry Goodricke | |
| 1780 | | Thomas Dummer | | | Harry Burrard | |
| 1781 | | Edward Gibbon | Whig | | Harry Burrard | |
| 1784 | | Robert Colt | | | Harry Burrard | |
| 1788 | | Robert Colt | | | George Rose | Tory |
| 1790 | | Harry Burrard | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard (later Burrard-Neale) | |
| 1791 | | Nathaniel Brassey Halhed | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard (later Burrard-Neale) | |
| 1796 | | William Manning | | | (Sir) Harry Burrard (later Burrard-Neale) | |
| July 1802 | | William Manning | | | Harry Burrard | |
| December 1802 | | William Manning | | | John Kingston | |
| 1806 | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | | | John Kingston | |
| 1807 | | George Duckett | | | John Kingston | |
| 1812 | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Tory | | John Kingston | |
| 1814 | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Tory | | John Taylor | |
| 1818 | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Tory | | William Manning | Tory |
| 1820 | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Tory | | George Finch | Tory |
| 1821 | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Tory | | William Manning | Tory |
| 1823 | | Walter Boyd | Tory | | William Manning | Tory |
| 1826 | | Walter Boyd | Tory | | Guy Lenox Prendergast | Tory |
| 1827 | | Walter Boyd | Tory | | Thomas Divett | |
| 1828 | | Walter Boyd | Tory | | George Burrard | Tory |
| 1830 | | William Egerton | Tory | | George Burrard | Tory |
| 1831 | | William Alexander Mackinnon | Tory | | George Burrard | Tory |
| 1832 | | John Stewart | Tory | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Tory |
| 1834 | | John Stewart | Conservative | | Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt | Conservative |
| 1835 | | John Stewart | Conservative | | William Alexander Mackinnon | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Hon. George Keppel | Whig | | William Alexander Mackinnon | Peelite |
| 1850 by-election | | Edward John Hutchins | Whig | | William Alexander Mackinnon | Peelite |
| 1852 | | Edward John Hutchins | Whig | | Sir John Rivett-Carnac, Bt | Conservative |
| 1857 | | William Mackinnon (the younger) | Whig | | Sir John Rivett-Carnac, Bt | Conservative |
| 1859 | | William Mackinnon (the younger) | Liberal | | Sir John Rivett-Carnac, Bt | Conservative |
| 1860 by-election | | William Mackinnon (the younger) | Liberal | | Lord George Gordon-Lennox | Conservative |
| 1868 | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member | representation reduced to one member |

### 1868-1885

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1868 | | Lord George Gordon-Lennox | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Edmund Hegan Kennard | Conservative |
| 1885 | 1885 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1830: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | George Burrard | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | William Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 38 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | George Burrard | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 38 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Harry Burrard-Neale | 158 | 43.5 |
| | Tory | John Stewart | 128 | 35.3 |
| | Radical | John Blackiston | 77 | 21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219 | 88.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 249 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1835: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Stewart | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 294 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Stewart | 161 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 138 | 34.8 |
| | Radical | Samuel Gregson | 97 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227 | 76.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 296 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stewart | 170 | 40.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 149 | 35.1 | +0.3 |
| | Whig | George Keppel | 106 | 24.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 10.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 266 (est) | 86.5 (est) | c. +9.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 307 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
General election 1847: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Keppel | 162 | 37.9 | +13.0 |
| | Peelite | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 146 | 34.1 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | John Stewart | 120 | 28.0 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 295 (est) | 92.8 (est) | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 307 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

Keppel resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 30 April 1850: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward John Hutchins | 121 | 54.0 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Stewart | 103 | 46.0 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 8.0 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 224 | 78.0 (est) | −14.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 287 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
General election 1852: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rivett-Carnac | 201 | 40.4 | +12.4 |
| | Whig | Edward John Hutchins | 158 | 31.7 | −6.2 |
| | Peelite | William Alexander Mackinnon Sr. | 139 | 27.9 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249 (est) | 73.7 (est) | −19.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 338 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | +6.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 3.8 | −6.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −6.2 | |
General election 1857: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Alexander Mackinnon Jr. | 194 | 40.8 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | John Rivett-Carnac | 187 | 39.4 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Warren William Richard Peacocke | 83 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | Patrick Francis Campbell-Johnstone | 11 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238 (est) | 73.5 (est) | −0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 323 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 1.4 | −2.4 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 37.1 | +24.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |
General election 1859: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Alexander Mackinnon Jr. | 157 | 37.2 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | John Rivett-Carnac | 140 | 33.2 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | John Bramley-Moore | 125 | 29.6 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 4.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 290 (est) | 88.8 (est) | +15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 326 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

Carnac's resignation caused a by-election.
By-election, 24 May 1860: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Gordon-Lennox | 147 | 54.4 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Grenfell | 123 | 45.6 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 270 | 81.8 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 330 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.4 | |
General election 1865: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Alexander Mackinnon Jr. | 192 | 49.1 | +30.5 |
| | Conservative | George Gordon-Lennox | 174 | 44.5 | −18.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Norton | 25 | 6.4 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183 (est) | 52.7 (est) | −36.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 347 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 4.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +19.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 38.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.3 | |
Seat reduced to one member
General election 1868: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Gordon-Lennox | 330 | 62.4 | +17.9 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Pratt | 199 | 37.6 | −17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 24.8 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 529 | 79.9 | +27.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 662 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +17.9 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Hegan Kennard | 449 | 74.0 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal | William West | 158 | 26.0 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 48.0 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 607 | 85.0 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 714 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.6 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Lymington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Hegan Kennard | 432 | 64.4 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal | Hermes Southwood Smith | 239 | 35.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 28.8 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671 | 86.2 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 778 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.6 | |