Robert Peter Laurie

Robert Peter Laurie (24 October 1835 – 29 July 1905)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Parliamentary career

Laurie was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the parliamentary borough of Canterbury at a by-election in May 1879, following the resignation from the House of Commons of the Conservative MP Lewis Majendie.[2] Laurie was re-elected at the 1880 general election, but the election was subsequently declared void and parliamentary representation from Canterbury was suspended until 1885.[2]

At the 1885 general election, Laurie contested the two-seat Bath constituency. He narrowly missed winning the second seat, polling 2,971 votes against the 2,990 of the sitting ]Liberal MP Edmond Wodehouse.[3]

However, when Bath's Conservative MP Robert Blaine retired at the 1886 general election, Laurie was elected in his place, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Historical list of MPs: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons2.htm. Retrieved 21 November 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 79. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
  3. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 66. ISBN 0-900178-27-2. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Lewis Majendie
Alfred Gathorne-Hardy		 Member of Parliament for Canterbury
1879 – 1880
With: Alfred Gathorne-Hardy		 Vacant
Representation suspended
Title next held by
John Henniker Heaton
Preceded by
Robert Blaine
Edmond Wodehouse		 Member of Parliament for Bath
1886 – 1892
With: Edmond Wodehouse		 Succeeded by
Wyndham Murray
Edmond Wodehouse