East Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Devon County constituency
East Devon shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England
Created:	1868, 1997
MP:	Hugo Swire
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Devon
EP constituency:	South West England

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East Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 2.1 MPs 1868-1885 2.2 MPs 1997-present 3 Election results 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency, as the name suggests, is based around the eastern portion of the county of Devon.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1868-1885

• Constituency created - two seats (1868)

Election			First member	First party	Second member	Second party
		1868	Sir Lawrence Palk, Bt	Conservative	Lord Courtenay	Conservative
		1870			Sir John Henry Kennaway, Bt	Conservative
		1880	William Hood Walrond	Conservative
1885			Constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1997-present

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Sir Peter Emery	Conservative
	2001	Hugo Swire	Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: East Devon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugo Swire	23,075	46.9	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Tim Dumper	15,139	30.7	+0.4
	Labour	James Court	7,598	15.4	-1.3
	UK Independence	Colin McNamee	3,035	6.2	+0.6
	Independent (politician)	Christopher Way	400	0.8	+0.8
Majority			7,936	16.1
Turnout			49,247	69.4	0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.5

General Election 2001: East Devon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugo Swire	22,681	47.4	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Tim Dumper	14,486	30.3	+1.2
	Labour	Phil Starr	7,974	16.7	-1.0
	UK Independence	David Wilson	2,696	5.6	+4.8
Majority			8,195	17.1
Turnout			47,837	68.8	-7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

[edit] References

• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)

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