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Launceston — UK General Election Results

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Launceston was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 1,124 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Launceston from 1832 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Henry Hardinge (Conservative) 115 51.6% David Howell (Whig) 7 (3.1 pts) 91.8%
1835 Henry Hardinge (Conservative) 163 66.0% David Howell (Whig) 79 (32.0 pts) 76.5%
1837 Henry Hardinge (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Henry Hardinge (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 William Bowles (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Josceline William Percy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Josceline William Percy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Thomas Chandler Haliburton (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Alexander Henry Campbell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Henry Charles Lopes (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 James Henry Deakin (Conservative) 453 67.7% Henry Charles Drinkwater (Liberal) 237 (35.4 pts) 84.7%
1880 Hardinge Stanley Giffard (Conservative) 439 56.8% Robert Collier (Liberal) 105 (13.6 pts) 91.8%
1885 Charles Thomas Dyke Acland (Liberal) 4,690 64.4% Thomas Northmore Lawrence (Conservative) 2,103 (28.9 pts) 78.3%
1886 Charles Thomas Dyke Acland (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Thomas Owen (Liberal) 3,897 57.2% Lewis William Molesworth (Liberal Unionist) 984 (14.4 pts) 74.2%
1895 Thomas Owen (Liberal) 3,633 55.0% Frederick Wills (Liberal Unionist) 658 (10.0 pts) 70.1%
1900 John Fletcher Moulton (Liberal) 3,831 58.3% Foster Hugh Egerton Cunliffe (Liberal Unionist) 1,094 (16.7 pts) 68.3%
1906 George Croydon Marks (Liberal) 4,658 63.0% George John Sandys (Liberal Unionist) 1,922 (26.0 pts) 75.0%
Jan 1910 George Croydon Marks (Liberal) 4,703 56.9% Horace Bere Grylls (Liberal Unionist) 1,139 (13.8 pts) 83.9%
Dec 1910 George Croydon Marks (Liberal) 4,373 57.4% Edward Treffry (Conservative) 1,124 (14.8 pts) 77.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hardinge Conservative 11551.6% Yes
David Howell Whig 10848.4% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hardinge Conservative 16366.0% Yes
David Howell Whig 8434.0% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hardinge Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hardinge Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Bowles Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Josceline William Percy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Josceline William Percy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Chandler Haliburton Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Henry Campbell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Charles Lopes Conservative Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Henry Deakin Conservative 45367.7% Yes
Henry Charles Drinkwater Liberal 21632.3% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hardinge Stanley Giffard Conservative 43956.8% Yes
Robert Collier Liberal 33443.2% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal 4,69064.4% Yes
Thomas Northmore Lawrence Conservative 2,58735.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Thomas Dyke Acland Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Owen Liberal 3,89757.2% Yes
Lewis William Molesworth Liberal Unionist 2,91342.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Owen Liberal 3,63355.0% Yes
Frederick Wills Liberal Unionist 2,97545.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fletcher Moulton Liberal 3,83158.3% Yes
Foster Hugh Egerton Cunliffe Liberal Unionist 2,73741.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Croydon Marks Liberal 4,65863.0% Yes
George John Sandys Liberal Unionist 2,73637.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Croydon Marks Liberal 4,70356.9% Yes
Horace Bere Grylls Liberal Unionist 3,56443.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Croydon Marks Liberal 4,37357.4% Yes
Edward Treffry Conservative 3,24942.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1835: Conservative margin 32.0 pts 1874: Conservative margin 35.4 pts 1880: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1885: Liberal margin 28.9 pts 1892: Liberal margin 14.4 pts 1895: Liberal margin 10.0 pts 1900: Liberal margin 16.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 26.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 13.8 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 14.8 pts 1832 1835 1874 1880 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Launceston has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Launceston in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Launceston in Dec 1910 with 4,373 votes (57.4%), a majority of 1,124 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Launceston since 1832?

Since 1832, Launceston has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Launceston?

The closest result on record for Launceston was 1832, when Conservative beat Whig by just 7 votes (3.1 percentage points).

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