# Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Union of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 9) which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. Until 1832, the combined borough continued to elect the four Members of Parliament (MPs) to which its constituent parts had previously been entitled; the Great Reform Act reduced its representation to two Members, and the constituency was abolished altogether in 1885, becoming part of the new South Dorset constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### Members for Weymouth (1348–1570)

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | John Gosselyn | John Hughelot |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Wake | Henry Hert |
| 1388 (Sep) | Thomas Dovere | John James |
| 1390 (Jan) | Philip Brice | Robert Gilbert |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | Philip Brice | John James |
| 1393 | Henry Badecok | John Avery |
| 1394 | John Bassingbourne | William Glover |
| 1395 | John Bassingbourne | Stephen Russell |
| 1397 (Jan) | Thomas Cole | John Fleet |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Ford | Nicholas Crabbe |
| 1399 | John Brice | William Clerk |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | Robert Penne | William Faringdon |
| 1404 (Jan) | |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | Peter Dille | William Rose I |
| 1407 | John Aalday | John Bassingbourne |
| 1410 | Thomas Payn | John Bassingbourne |
| 1411 | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Robert Penne | John Wydeford |
| 1414 (Apr) | Thomas Payn | John Wodham |
| 1414 (Nov) | John James | John Wodham |
| 1415 | |
| 1416 (Mar) | |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | John Brice | Robert Penne |
| 1419 | Robert Hillary | Robert Penne |
| 1420 | Robert Hillary | Robert Penne |
| 1421 (May) | John Bassingbourne | Robert Penne |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Payn | John Penne |
| 1423 | John Abbot |
| 1442 | Henry Russell | Walter Cheverell |
| 1450 | John Troutbeck |
| 1472-5 | William Twynyho |
| 1510–1523 | No names known | No names known |
| 1529 | William Bond | Robert Aley |
| 1536 | ? |
| 1539 | ? |
| 1542 | William Aubrey | Richard Jenour |
| 1545 | Roger Stourton | Richard Duke |
| 1547 | John Cornelius alias Johnson alias Welbored | John Brace |
| 1553 (Mar) | ?Richard Phelips | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Samways | John Jordan alias Blancombe |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Wadham | John Williams |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Phelips | William Randall |
| 1555 | John Buller | Thomas Hobbs |
| 1558 | Thomas Keynell | John Cattell |
| 1559 | Thomas Fitzwilliams | John Fowler |
| 1562–3 | Robert Eyre | Reginald Gray |

### Members for Melcombe Regis (1319–1570)

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | Henry Ford | John Northovere |
| 1388 (Feb) | Henry Ford | Thomas Russell |
| 1388 (Sep) | Thomas Walsh | Richard Morys |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Northovere | Thomas Russell |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | John Northovere | John Kete |
| 1393 | John Abbot | Robert Veel |
| 1394 | Robert Calche | Robert Veel |
| 1395 | Robert Calche | William Helier |
| 1397 (Jan) | Robert Calche | Henry Ford |
| 1397 (Sep) | William Helier | William Coventre II |
| 1399 | Thomas Cole | Eustace Kymer |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | John Wyot | William Fowler |
| 1404 (Jan) | Robert Penne | William Helier |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | Richard Hurst | William Clerk |
| 1407 | Thomas Cole | Eustace Kymer |
| 1410 | John Ford | (_) Lane |
| 1411 | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Ralph Burnage | Thomas Lond |
| 1414 (Apr) | Henry Barbour | Ralph Burnage |
| 1414 (Nov) | William Pyne | William Helier |
| 1415 | |
| 1416 (Mar) | |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | Nicholas Pury | John Gardener |
| 1419 | Ralph Burnage | Walter Reson |
| 1420 | William Walkeden | Robert Abbot |
| 1421 (May) | William Benefeld | Robert Abbot |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Walkeden or Nicholas Moigne | John Alysaundre |
| 1437 | William Abbot | |
| 1510–1523 | No names known | No names known |
| 1529 | Richard Phelips | Oliver Lawrence |
| 1536 | ? |
| 1539 | ? |
| 1542 | ? |
| 1545 | Anthony Cokett | Thomas Poley |
| 1547 | Thomas Phelips | John Leweston |
| 1553 (Mar) | John Wadham | ?Owen Reynolds |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Leweston | Owen Reynolds |
| 1554 (Apr) | Richard Mitchell | Thomas Samways |
| 1554 (Nov) | Thomas Phelips | John Hannam |
| 1555 | John Leweston | William Crowche |
| 1558 | John Mill | Richard Shaw |
| 1559 | John Maynes | Richard Shaw |
| 1563-7 | Thomas Colby | William Mere |

### Members for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (1570–1885)
#### 1570–1629

| Parliament | First member | Second member | Third member | Fourth member |
| Parliament of 1571 | Thomas Hussey d. by 1581 Then Laurence Thompson | Richard Tomlinson | Ralph Browne | Gwyn Reynolds |
| Parliament of 1572–1581 | Thomas Hussey d. by 1581 Then Laurence Thompson | John Wolley | Richard Bedell died 1576 Moyle Finch | Thomas Hanham |
| Parliament of 1584–1585 | Thomas Hussey d. by 1581 Then Laurence Thompson | Francis Bacon 1586 Edward Bacon | George Grenville | Edward Penruddock |
| Parliament of 1586–1587 | Thomas Hussey d. by 1581 Then Laurence Thompson | Francis Bacon 1586 Edward Bacon | William Sprynt | Edward Phelips |
| Parliament of 1588–1589 | William Mill | Robert Gregory | Arthur Messenger | William Hody |
| Parliament of 1593 | William Weston | Thomas Stafford | Arthur Messenger | Thomas Stevens |
| Parliament of 1597–1598 | Richard Swayne | Francis Leigh | John Mockett | John Brooke |
| Parliament of 1601 | John Peyton | Walter Cope | Richard Swayne | Edward Reynolds |
| Parliament of 1604–1611 | Thomas Barefoot died 1610 Viscount Cranborne | Robert Myddelton | Robert White Vacated seat replaced 1610 by Barnard Michell | Sir John Hanham |
| Addled Parliament (1614) | Sir Charles Caesar | Robert Bateman | Robert White Vacated seat replaced 1610 by Barnard Michell | John Roy |
| Parliament of 1621–1622 | Matthew Pitt Died 1624 1624 (Sir) Thomas Myddelton | Giles Green | John Freke | Christopher Erle |
| Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | Matthew Pitt Died 1624 1624 (Sir) Thomas Myddelton | Arthur Pyne | John Freke | Thomas Giear |
| Useless Parliament (1625) | Barnard Michell | Arthur Pyne | (Sir) John Strangways | Giles Green |
| Parliament of 1625–1626 | Barnard Michell | Arthur Pyne | (Sir) John Strangways | Giles Green |
| Parliament of 1628–1629 | Hugh Pyne | Sir Robert Napier | Lewis Dyve | Henry Waltham |
| No Parliament summoned 1629–1640 ||||

#### 1640–1832

| Year | First member | First member | Party | Second member | Second member | Party | Third member | Third member | Party | Fourth member | Fourth member | Party |
| April 1640 | | (Sir) John Strangways | Royalist | | Giles Strangways | Royalist | | Richard King | Royalist | | Thomas Gyard | |
| November 1640 | | (Sir) John Strangways | Royalist | | (Sir) Gerrard Napier | Royalist | | Richard King | Royalist | | Sir Walter Erle | Parliamentarian |
| September 1642 | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | | | | (Sir) Gerrard Napier | Royalist | | Richard King | Royalist | | Sir Walter Erle | Parliamentarian |
| February 1643 | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | | (Sir) Gerrard Napier | Royalist | King disabled from sitting – seat vacant | King disabled from sitting – seat vacant | King disabled from sitting – seat vacant | | | | Sir Walter Erle | Parliamentarian |
| January 1644 | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Strangways disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Napier disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Napier disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Napier disabled from sitting – seat vacant | | | King disabled from sitting – seat vacant | King disabled from sitting – seat vacant | King disabled from sitting – seat vacant | | Sir Walter Erle | Parliamentarian |
| 1645 | | William Sydenham | | | John Bond | | | Matthew Allen | | | Sir Walter Erle | Parliamentarian |
| December 1648 | | William Sydenham | | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant | Erle, Allen and Bond all excluded in Pride's Purge – seats vacant |
| 1653 | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | | Denis Bond | | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| 1656 | | Denis Bond | | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Weymouth and Melcombe Regis had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | John Trenchard | | | Walden Lagoe | | | John Clark | | | Peter Middleton | |
| May 1659 | | William Sydenham | | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant | Three seats vacant |
| April 1660 | | Edward Montagu | | | Sir William Penn | | | Peter Middleton | | | Henry Waltham | |
| June 1660 | | Bullen Reymes | | | Sir William Penn | | | Peter Middleton | | | Henry Waltham | |
| 1661 | | Bullen Reymes | | | Sir William Penn | | | Winston Churchill | | | Sir John Strangways | |
| 1667 | | Bullen Reymes | | | Sir William Penn | | | Winston Churchill | | | Sir John Coventry | |
| 1670 | | Bullen Reymes | | | Lord Ashley | | | Winston Churchill | | | Sir John Coventry | |
| 1673 | | John Man | | | Lord Ashley | | | Winston Churchill | | | Sir John Coventry | |
| February 1679 | | Thomas Browne | | | Lord Ashley | | | Michael Harvey | | | Sir John Coventry | |
| August 1679 | | Thomas Browne | | | Sir John Morton | | | Michael Harvey | | | Sir John Coventry | |
| 1680 | | Henry Henning | | | Sir John Morton | | | Michael Harvey | | | Sir John Coventry | |
| 1685 | | Henry Henning | | | Sir John Morton | | | Francis Mohun | | | George Strangways | |
| 1689 | | Henry Henning | | | Sir John Morton | | | Michael Harvey | | | Sir Robert Napier | |
| 1690 | | Henry Henning | | | Sir John Morton | | | Michael Harvey | | | Nicholas Gould | |
| 1691 | | Henry Henning | | | Sir John Morton | | | Michael Harvey | | | Thomas Freke | |
| 1695 | | Maurice Ashley | | | John Knight | | | Michael Harvey | | | Thomas Freke | |
| March 1698 | | Maurice Ashley | | | Philip Taylor | | | Michael Harvey | | | Thomas Freke | |
| August 1698 | | Arthur Shallett | | | Philip Taylor | | | Michael Harvey | | | Thomas Freke | |
| January 1701 | | Henry Thynne | | | Charles Churchill | | | Michael Harvey | | | Maurice Ashley | |
| November 1701 | | George St Loe | | | Charles Churchill | | | Sir Christopher Wren | | | Maurice Ashley | |
| February 1702 | | George St Loe | | | Charles Churchill | | | Sir Christopher Wren | | | Anthony Henley | |
| July 1702 | | George St Loe | | | Charles Churchill | | | Henry Thynne | | | Anthony Henley | |
| 1705 | | Maurice Ashley | | | Charles Churchill | | | Henry Thynne | | | Anthony Henley | |
| 1709 | | Maurice Ashley | | | Charles Churchill | | | Edward Clavell | | | Anthony Henley | |
| 1710 | | Maurice Ashley | | | James Littleton | | | William Betts | | | Anthony Henley | |
| May 1711 | | Maurice Ashley | | | Sir Thomas Hardy | | | William Harvey | Tory | | Anthony Henley | |
| December 1711 | | Maurice Ashley | | | Sir Thomas Hardy | | | William Harvey | Tory | | Reginald Marriott | |
| 1713 | | John Baker | | | Rear-Admiral James Littleton | | | Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey | Whig | | William Betts | |
| 1714 | | Sir Thomas Hardy | | | Rear-Admiral James Littleton | | | William Harvey | Tory | | Reginald Marriott | |
| 1715 | | John Baker | | | Thomas Littleton | | | Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey | Whig | | William Betts | |
| 1717 | | Edward Harrison | | | Thomas Littleton | | | Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey | Whig | | William Betts | |
| 1722 | | Sir James Thornhill | | | Thomas Pearse | | | John Ward | | | William Betts | |
| 1726 | | Sir James Thornhill | | | Thomas Pearse | | | John Willes | | | William Betts | |
| January 1727 | | Sir James Thornhill | | | Edward Tucker | | | John Willes | | | William Betts | |
| August 1727 | | Sir James Thornhill | | | Edward Tucker | | | Thomas Pearse | | | William Betts | |
| 1730 | | Sir James Thornhill | | | Edward Tucker | | | Thomas Pearse | | | George Dodington | |
| 1734 | | George Bubb Dodington | | | Edward Tucker | | | Thomas Pearse | | | George Dodington | |
| 1735 | | John Tucker | | | Edward Tucker | | | Thomas Pearse | | | George Dodington | |
| 1737 | | John Tucker | | | John Olmius | | | Thomas Pearse | | | George Dodington | |
| 1741 | | John Tucker | | | Joseph Damer | | | John Raymond | | | James Steuart | |
| 1747 | | Welbore Ellis | | | Richard Plumer | | | George Dodington | | | Edmund Hungate Beaghan | |
| 1751 | | Welbore Ellis | | | Lord George Cavendish | | | George Dodington | | | Edmund Hungate Beaghan | |
| 1754 | | Welbore Ellis | | | Lord John Cavendish | | | George Dodington | | | John Tucker | |
| 1761 | | Sir Francis Dashwood | | | John Olmius | | | Richard Glover | | | John Tucker | |
| 1762 | | Sir Francis Dashwood | | | Richard Jackson | | | Richard Glover | | | John Tucker | |
| 1763 | | Charles Walcott | | | Richard Jackson | | | Richard Glover | | | John Tucker | |
| 1768 | | The Lord Waltham | | | Sir Charles Davers | | | Jeremiah Dyson | | | John Tucker | |
| 1774 | | Welbore Ellis | | | William Chaffin Grove | | | John Purling | | | John Tucker | |
| 1778 | | Welbore Ellis | | | William Chaffin Grove | | | John Purling | | | Gabriel Steward | |
| September 1780 | | Welbore Ellis | | | William Chaffin Grove | | | John Purling | | | Warren Lisle | |
| November 1780 | | Welbore Ellis | | | William Chaffin Grove | | | John Purling | | | Gabriel Steward | |
| 1781 | | Welbore Ellis | | | William Richard Rumbold | | | John Purling | | | Gabriel Steward | |
| 1784 | | Welbore Ellis | | | Sir Thomas Rumbold | | | John Purling | | | Gabriel Steward | |
| 1786 | | Welbore Ellis | | | Sir Thomas Rumbold | | | John Purling | | | George Jackson | |
| 1788 | | Welbore Ellis | | | Sir Thomas Rumbold | | | John Purling | | | Gabriel Steward | |
| 1790 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | (Sir) Richard Bempde Johnstone | | | Andrew Stuart | | | Thomas Jones | |
| 1791 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | (Sir) Richard Bempde Johnstone | | | Andrew Stuart | | | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Johnstone | |
| 1794 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | (Sir) Richard Bempde Johnstone | | | Andrew Stuart | | | Gabriel Tucker Steward | Tory |
| 1796 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | William Garthshore | Tory | | Andrew Stuart | | | Gabriel Tucker Steward | Tory |
| 1801 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | William Garthshore | Tory | | Charles Adams | Tory | | Gabriel Tucker Steward | Tory |
| 1806 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | Richard Augustus Tucker Steward | Tory | | Charles Adams | Tory | | Gabriel Tucker Steward | Tory |
| 1810 | | Colonel Sir James Murray | Tory | | Richard Augustus Tucker Steward | Tory | | Charles Adams | Tory | | Sir John Lowther Johnstone | |
| 1811 | | General Sir John Murray | | | Richard Augustus Tucker Steward | Tory | | Charles Adams | Tory | | Sir John Lowther Johnstone | |
| January 1812 | | General Sir John Murray | | | Richard Augustus Tucker Steward | Tory | | Charles Adams | Tory | | Joseph Hume | Tory |
| October 1812 | | General Sir John Murray | | | John Broadhurst | Whig | | Thomas Wallace | | | Henry Trail | |
| 1813 | | General Sir John Murray | | | Viscount Cranborne | Tory | | Christopher Idle | Tory | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| 1817 | | General Sir John Murray | | | Adolphus Dalrymple | Tory | | Christopher Idle | Tory | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| 1818 | | William Williams | Whig | | Fowell Buxton | Whig | | Thomas Wallace | Tory | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| 1826 | | Colonel John Gordon | Tory | | Fowell Buxton | Whig | | Thomas Wallace | Tory | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| 1828 | | Colonel John Gordon | Tory | | Fowell Buxton | Whig | | Edward Sugden | Tory | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| May 1831 | | Colonel John Gordon | Tory | | Fowell Buxton | Whig | | Richard Weyland | Whig | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| August 1831 | | Colonel John Gordon | Tory | | Fowell Buxton | Whig | | Charles Baring Wall | Tory | | Masterton Ure | Tory |
| 1832 | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members | Representation reduced to two Members |

#### 1832–1885

| Year | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1832 | | Sir Frederick Johnstone | Tory | | Fowell Buxton | Whig |
| 1834 | | Sir Frederick Johnstone | Conservative | | Fowell Buxton | Whig |
| 1835 | | William Burdon | Whig | | Fowell Buxton | Whig |
| 1837 | | Viscount Villiers | Conservative | | George William Hope | Conservative |
| 1842 | | Ralph Bernal | Whig | | William Dougal Christie | Whig |
| August 1847 | | William Freestun | Whig | | William Dougal Christie | Whig |
| December 1847 | | William Freestun | Whig | | Hon. Frederick Child Villiers | Conservative |
| 1852 | | William Freestun | Whig | | George Butt | Conservative |
| 1857 | | William Freestun | Whig | | Robert Campbell | Whig |
| 1859 | | Robert Brooks | Conservative | | Viscount Grey de Wilton | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Robert Brooks | Conservative | | Henry Gridley | Liberal |
| 1867 | | Robert Brooks | Conservative | | Henry Edwards | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Charles J. T. Hambro | Conservative | | Henry Edwards | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Sir Frederick Johnstone | Conservative | | Henry Edwards | Liberal |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

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

General election 1830: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Whig | Fowell Buxton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory | John Gordon | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory | Masterton Ure | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory | Edward Sugden | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Richard Weyland | 14 | 23.7 |
| | Tory | Masterton Ure | 13 | 22.0 |
| | Tory | John Gordon | 13 | 22.0 |
| | Whig | Fowell Buxton | 13 | 22.0 |
| | Tory | Michael Prendergast | 2 | 3.4 |
| | Whig | Henry William Tancred | 2 | 3.4 |
| | Whig | Thomas Bulkeley | 2 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 15 | c. 2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 700 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 1.7 |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 18.6 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Weyland was also elected for Oxfordshire and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
By-election, 1 August 1831: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Charles Baring Wall | 425 | 72.0 | +24.6 |
| | Whig | Michael Prendergast | 165 | 28.0 | −24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 44.0 | +44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 590 | c. 84.3 | c. +82.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 700 | | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +24.6 | |
Representation reduced to two members.
General election 1832: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Fowell Buxton | 238 | 28.3 | +2.1 |
| | Tory | Frederick Johnstone | 215 | 25.5 | +1.8 |
| | Whig | William Burdon | 214 | 25.4 | −0.9 |
| | Tory | George Bankes | 176 | 20.9 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 431 | 90.7 | c. +88.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 475 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election 1835: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Fowell Buxton | 268 | 40.8 | +12.5 |
| | Whig | William Burdon | 239 | 36.4 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | George Child Villiers | 150 | 22.8 | −23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 13.6 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 329 | c. 63.4 | c. −27.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 518 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +12.2 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.4 | |
General election 1837: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Child Villiers | 291 | 31.6 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | George William Hope | 268 | 29.1 | +17.7 |
| | Whig | Fowell Buxton | 211 | 22.9 | −17.9 |
| | Whig | George Stephen | 151 | 16.4 | −20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 481 | 81.7 | c. +18.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 589 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +19.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +18.3 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Child Villiers | 259 | 25.4 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | George William Hope | 257 | 25.2 | −3.9 |
| | Whig | Ralph Bernal | 254 | 24.9 | +2.0 |
| | Whig | William Dougal Christie | 251 | 24.6 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.3 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 511 (est) | 85.4 (est) | c. +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 598 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.5 | |
On petition the result was overturned on 4 April 1842 and the opponents, Bernal and Christie, were seated in their place.
General election 1847: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Dougal Christie | 274 | 25.1 | +0.5 |
| | Whig | William Freestun | 274 | 25.1 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | George Butt | 272 | 24.9 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Child Villiers | 271 | 24.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 546 (est) | 87.3 (est) | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 625 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.5 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.3 | |
Christie resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 15 December 1847: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Child Villiers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Weymouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Butt | 386 | 38.4 | −11.3 |
| | Whig | William Freestun | 336 | 33.4 | −16.8 |
| | Peelite | Alexander Haldane Oswald | 283 | 28.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 503 (est) | 74.0 (est) | −13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 679 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 5.2 | +5.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
General election 1857: Weymouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Freestun | 446 | 41.8 | +8.4 |
| | Whig | Robert Campbell | 349 | 32.7 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | George Butt | 272 | 25.5 | −12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 7.2 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 534 (est) | 78.3 (est) | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 681 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.5 | |
General election 1859: Weymouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Brooks | 341 | 26.5 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Egerton | 340 | 26.4 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal | William Freestun | 311 | 24.1 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert Campbell | 297 | 23.0 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 645 (est) | 86.2 (est) | +7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 748 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.7 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Brooks | 381 | 47.6 | +21.1 |
| | Liberal | Henry Gridley | 378 | 47.2 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Egerton | 28 | 3.5 | −22.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Edwards | 14 | 1.7 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 759 (est) | 83.8 (est) | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 906 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.4 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 43.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.0 | |
A late compromise between the Conservatives and Liberals, whereby Mr Brooks and Mr Gridley would be elected, came too late to cancel the election.
By-election, 11 June 1867: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Edwards | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
The 1867 by-election followed the resignation of Henry Gillett Gridley.
General election 1868: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles J. T. Hambro | 750 | 39.4 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal | Henry Edwards | 701 | 36.8 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal | John Joseph Powell | 452 | 23.8 | +22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.6 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 (est) | 70.8 (est) | −13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,343 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Edwards | 944 | 49.7 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Johnstone | 504 | 26.5 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles J. T. Hambro | 452 | 23.8 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 23.2 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,422 (est) | 96.9 (est) | +26.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,467 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.9 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Edwards | 1,156 | 44.2 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Johnstone | 807 | 30.8 | −19.5 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Coghill Wylie | 653 | 25.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,308 (est) | 81.1 (est) | −15.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,612 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 13.4 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +14.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 5.8 | −17.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

## In Literature

In the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian the constituency of Melcombe in Dorset is the Parliamentary seat for Jack Aubreys father who holds it for the Whigs. On his father's death Jack Aubrey is offered and takes up the seat for the Tories.