Right of election
in freeholders and inhabitants paying scot and lot
Background Information
Number of voters: about 120
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 21 June 1790 | LORD ROBERT SPENCER | |
| RICHARD SMITH | ||
| 27 May 1796 | LORD ROBERT SPENCER | |
| CHARLES ROSE ELLIS | ||
| 1 Nov. 1796 | SIR GODFREY VASSALL, Bt. Bt., vice Ellis, chose to sit for Seaford | |
| 1 Mar. 1799 | JOSEPH CHAPLIN HANKEY vice Spencer, vacated his seat | |
| 16 June 1800 | JOHN CALCRAFT vice Webster (formerly Vassall), deceased | |
| 6 July 1802 | JOHN CALCRAFT | |
| ANDREW STRAHAN | ||
| 20 Feb. 1806 | CALCRAFT re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 3 Nov. 1806 | JONATHAN RAINE | |
| ANDREW STRAHAN | ||
| 7 May 1807 | SIR GRANBY THOMAS CALCRAFT | |
| HON. JOHN WILLIAM WARD | ||
| 20 Apr. 1808 | SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY vice Calcraft, vacated his seat | |
| 10 Oct. 1812 | ROBERT GORDON | |
| THEODORE HENRY BROADHEAD | ||
| 17 June 1818 | JOHN CALCRAFT | |
| THOMAS DENMAN |
Main Article
John Calcraft of Rempstone, whose father had obtained entire command of Wareham by 1768, remained unchallenged patron throughout the period. Even fellow Whigs were paying guests: Romilly in 1808 was expected to pay £3,000 and to attend his election.1Mems, ii. 243-4. In 1812 Whig hopes that Calcraft would reserve a seat for one of them, entertained particularly by Henry Brougham, were disappointed when he brought in two ‘purchasers’.2Add. 51545, Holland to Grey, 21 Oct.; Brougham mss, Brougham to Grey [18 Aug.], [Oct.], [4], [22 Oct.] 1812. In 1818 he sold a seat to the Whig grandees for Denman’s benefit.
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