# East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished only seventeen years later under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was then replaced by seven new constituencies: Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.

## Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundred of Scarsdale.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1868 | | Francis Egerton | Liberal | | Henry Strutt | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Francis Egerton | Liberal | | Francis Arkwright | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Francis Egerton | Liberal | | Alfred Barnes | Liberal |
| 1885 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Egerton | 2,089 | 25.8 | |
| | Liberal | Henry Strutt | 2,032 | 25.1 | |
| | Conservative | William Gladwin Turbutt | 1,999 | 24.7 | |
| | Conservative | William Overend | 1,970 | 24.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,045 (est) | 79.2 (est) | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,107 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Egerton | 2,206 | 26.2 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Francis Arkwright | 2,116 | 25.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | William Fowler | 2,067 | 24.6 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Henry Strutt | 2,017 | 24.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,203 (est) | 86.9 (est) | +7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,836 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 1.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Barnes | 3,119 | 28.2 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Francis Egerton | 3,063 | 27.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Francis Arkwright | 2,577 | 23.3 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | William Gladwin Turbutt | 2,303 | 20.8 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,531 (est) | 89.6 (est) | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,173 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |