Background Information
Number of voters: about 4000
Constituency business
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb. 1715 | JOHN CURZON | |
| GODFREY CLARKE | ||
| 5 Apr. 1722 | SIR JOHN CURZON | |
| GODFREY CLARKE | ||
| 28 Aug. 1727 | SIR NATHANIEL CURZON | |
| GODFREY CLARKE | ||
| 16 May 1734 | LORD CHARLES CAVENDISH | 2,081 |
| SIR NATHANIEL CURZON | 2,043 |
|
| Henry Harpur | 1,796 |
|
| 19 May 1741 | WILLIAM CAVENDISH, Mq. of Hartington | |
| SIR NATHANIEL CURZON | ||
| 6 July 1747 | WILLIAM CAVENDISH, Mq. of Hartington | |
| SIR NATHANIEL CURZON | ||
| 27 June 1751 | LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISH vice Hartington, called to the Upper House |
Main Article
The leading Derbyshire families were the Curzons, Tories, and the Cavendishes, Whigs. At each of the first three general elections two Tories, one of them a Curzon, were returned unopposed, but in 1734 the Cavendishes gained one seat, after which they shared the representation with the Curzons without opposition.
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