Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Buckinghamshire elected 3 MPs at the 1880 general election: Robert Bateson Harvey (Conservative) and Thomas Francis Fremantle (Conservative) and Rupert Clement George Carington (Liberal). This page covers every general election in Buckinghamshire from 1832 to 1880.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (Conservative); John Smith (Whig); George Henry Dashwood (Whig)
1,647
33.8% (top seat)
Charles Robert Scott-Murray (Conservative)
111 (1.3 pts)
53.0%
1835
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (Conservative); William Laurence Young (Conservative); James Backwell Praed (Conservative)
2,179
28.9% (top seat)
George Henry Dashwood (Whig)
507 (4.7 pts)
66.4%
1837
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (Conservative); George Simon Harcourt (Conservative); William Laurence Young (Conservative)
2,633
28.8% (top seat)
George Robert Smith (Whig)
562 (5.4 pts)
60.2%
1841
William Laurence Young (Conservative); Caledon George Du Pré (Conservative); Charles Robert Scott-Murray (Conservative)
2,547
29.8% (top seat)
John Lee (Whig)
2,052 (23.7 pts)
46.8%
1847
Charles Compton Cavendish (Whig); Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Caledon George Du Pré (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Caledon George du Pré (Conservative); Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Charles Compton Cavendish (Whig)
1,403
33.2% (top seat)
John Lee (Radical)
747 (12.4 pts)
35.5%
1857
Charles Compton Cavendish (Whig); Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Caledon George Du Pré (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
William George Cavendish (Liberal); Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Caledon George Du Pré (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Caledon George Du Pré (Conservative); Robert Bateson Harvey (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Caledon George Du Pré (Conservative); Nathaniel Grace Lambert (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative); Robert Bateson Harvey (Conservative); Nathaniel Grace Lambert (Liberal)
1,720
38.6% (top seat)
William Talley (Independent Conservative)
1,569 (20.2 pts)
35.2%
1880
Robert Bateson Harvey (Conservative); Thomas Francis Fremantle (Conservative); Rupert Clement George Carington (Liberal)
2,790
31.7% (top seat)
Frederick Charsley (Independent Conservative)
1,994 (21.4 pts)
38.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville
Conservative
2,856
33.8%
Yes
John Smith
Whig
2,402
28.5%
Yes
George Henry Dashwood
Whig
1,647
19.5%
Yes
Charles Robert Scott-Murray
Conservative
1,536
18.2%
No
1835 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville
Conservative
3,094
28.9%
Yes
William Laurence Young
Conservative
2,394
22.4%
Yes
James Backwell Praed
Conservative
2,179
20.4%
Yes
George Henry Dashwood
Whig
1,672
15.6%
No
John Lee
Whig
1,365
12.8%
No
1837 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville
Conservative
2,993
28.8%
Yes
George Simon Harcourt
Conservative
2,704
26.0%
Yes
William Laurence Young
Conservative
2,633
25.3%
Yes
George Robert Smith
Whig
2,071
19.9%
No
1841 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Laurence Young
Conservative
2,578
29.8%
Yes
Caledon George Du Pré
Conservative
2,572
29.8%
Yes
Charles Robert Scott-Murray
Conservative
2,547
29.5%
Yes
John Lee
Whig
495
5.7%
No
Henry Morgan Vane
Radical
450
5.2%
No
1847 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Compton Cavendish
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Caledon George Du Pré
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Caledon George du Pré
Conservative
2,000
33.2%
Yes
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
1,973
32.7%
Yes
Charles Compton Cavendish
Whig
1,403
23.3%
Yes
John Lee
Radical
656
10.9%
No
1857 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Compton Cavendish
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Caledon George Du Pré
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William George Cavendish
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Caledon George Du Pré
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Caledon George Du Pré
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Robert Bateson Harvey
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1868 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Caledon George Du Pré
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Nathaniel Grace Lambert
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1874 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Benjamin Disraeli
Conservative
2,999
38.6%
Yes
Robert Bateson Harvey
Conservative
2,902
37.3%
Yes
Nathaniel Grace Lambert
Liberal
1,720
22.1%
Yes
William Talley
Independent Conservative
151
1.9%
No
1880 (3 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Bateson Harvey
Conservative
2,956
31.7%
Yes
Thomas Francis Fremantle
Conservative
2,790
29.9%
Yes
Rupert Clement George Carington
Liberal
2,790
29.9%
Yes
Frederick Charsley
Independent Conservative
796
8.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Buckinghamshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Buckinghamshire in the 1880 general election?
Robert Bateson Harvey (Conservative), Thomas Francis Fremantle (Conservative), Rupert Clement George Carington (Liberal) won Buckinghamshire in 1880.
Which parties have won Buckinghamshire since 1832?
Since 1832, Buckinghamshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in Buckinghamshire?
The closest result on record for Buckinghamshire was 1832, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 111 votes (1.3 percentage points).
Did Buckinghamshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Buckinghamshire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.