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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1974
Torquay was a county constituency in Devon, South West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the
Torquay_(constituency)
Town in Devon, England
Torquay (/tɔːrˈkiː/ tor-KEE) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies 18 miles (29 km) south of the
Torquay
Topics referred to by the same term
frigate Torquay (UK Parliament constituency), a county constituency in Devon, England Torquay railway station, a station serving the town of Torquay, Devon
Torquay_(disambiguation)
UK Parliament constituency (1832–1885, 2024 onwards)
Division), Tiverton (the North-Eastern Division), Torquay and Totnes (the Southern Division). The constituencies in this redistribution are normally referred
South_Devon_(constituency)
Dáil constituency (2016–present)
Foxrock-Carrickmines, Foxrock-Torquay and Stillorgan-Leopardstown being transferred to the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and the electoral divisions in
Dublin_Rathdown
UK Parliament constituency (since 1974)
authority wards. The constituency covers the majority of the Torbay unitary authority in Devon, including the seaside resorts of Torquay and most of Paignton
Torbay_(constituency)
English politician
he stood in Torquay, where he lost narrowly to the Liberal candidate. He won the seat at the 1924 general election, and represented Torquay in Parliament
Charles_Williams_(Torquay_MP)
British politician, died 1900
as a member of the House of Commons for Torquay from 1886 to 1895. Mallock born in Cockington Court, Torquay. He studied at Harrow School and the Royal
Richard_Mallock
Borough in Devon, England
the House of Commons by two MPs. Torquay (along with part of Paignton) is in the Torbay parliamentary constituency which was created in 1974 and was
Torbay
UK Parliamentary by-election
The 1955 Torquay by-election of 15 December 1955 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Williams: The seat was safe
1955_Torquay_by-election
Seaside town in Devon, England
seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay, which was created in 1968.
Paignton
(1803-03-13)13 March 1803 Frome, England Died (1874-12-06)6 December 1874 (age 70) Torquay, England Party Whig Spouse Cecilia FitzGerald-de Ros (m. 10 December 1835)
John_Boyle_(MP)
Plymouth) is divided into 13 Parliamentary constituencies: 4 Borough constituencies and 9 County constituencies, one of which crosses the county boundary
Parliamentary constituencies in Devon
Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Devon
1920) was a British naval officer and politician. Born at Bishopstowe in Torquay, Philpotts was educated at Chudleigh Grammar School, and then the Royal
Arthur_Philpotts
British politician (1918–2002)
the outgoing MP for the abolished Reading South constituency. In October 1955, the MP for Torquay, Charles Williams, died after more than thirty years
Frederic_Bennett
Dáil constituency (1921–1948, 1981–2016)
Dublin South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1981 to 2016 representing
Dublin South (Dáil constituency)
Dublin_South_(Dáil_constituency)
However, would go on to returned to Parliament in the seat of Torquay at the 1955 Torquay by-election. With 26 gains and six losses, the Conservative Party
1955 United Kingdom general election in England
1955_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England
British politician
constituency was abolished and did not contest any further General Elections. He continued to support the Liberal Party, at a local level in Torquay,
Francis_Layland-Barratt
British judge and politician (1923–1993)
section. Anti-Apartheid Movement Torquay (UK Parliament constituency) Kensington South (UK Parliament constituency) 1968 Kensington South by-election
Thomas_Kellock
Dáil constituency (1977–present)
is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies
Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)
Dún_Laoghaire_(Dáil_constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)
East Devon was a UK parliamentary constituency, represented most recently in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Simon Jupp of the Conservative
East_Devon_(constituency)
Southern part of Devon, England
bounded by the River Tamar in the west, the coastline from Plymouth to Torquay in the south, and the southern boundary of Dartmoor in the north. Either
South_Devon
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English politician (1945–2026)
from 1994 to 1995 and was member of parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Richmond and Barnes from 1983 to 1997. By profession Hanley was an
Jeremy_Hanley
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Cornwall Upton, Cumbria Upton, East Devon Upton, South Hams, Devon Upton, Torquay, Devon Upton Hellions, Devon Upton Pyne, Devon Upton, Dorset Upton, East
Upton
British politician (born 1969)
1969, Darling was adopted in Birmingham at three months old, and moved to Torquay in Devon at the age of 18 months. He traced his birth family in the 2000s
Steve_Darling
British politician (1846–1920)
Middle Temple in 1878. McIver was elected as the Member of Parliament for Torquay at the 1885 general election, and represented it until his defeat in 1886
Lewis_McIver
British Liberal Democrat politician (1947–2024)
north-east Surrey on 4 May 1947, the son of a chef. He was educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Breed was appointed an area manager with the Midland
Colin_Breed
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Norwegian politician
1 October 1969 – 30 September 1977 Constituency Telemark Personal details Born (1920-12-05)5 December 1920 Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada Died 17 May 1989(1989-05-17)
Hallvard_Eika
British politician (1818–1883)
the British House of Commons for South Devon in 1854 and sat for the constituency until 1868. Subsequently, he represented East Devon to 1880. After his
Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon
Lawrence_Palk,_1st_Baron_Haldon
British politician
father's death in 1852 the family moved to England, and he was educated at Torquay and at Cholmeley's School, Highgate. He entered Keble College, Oxford in
William_Burdett-Coutts
British politician (born 1973)
Rees-Mogg and Johnny Mercer. Penelope Mordaunt was born on 4 March 1973 in Torquay, Devon.[non-primary source needed] The daughter of a former paratrooper
Penny_Mordaunt
Town in Devon, England
miles (8 km) west of Paignton, about 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Torquay and about 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Plymouth, adjacent to the
Totnes
Between 1918 and 1945, the parliamentary constituencies of the United Kingdom were defined primarily by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1918–1945) by region
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Association football club in Greater Manchester, England
Chorley and AFC Fylde in the first three rounds before losing 0–1 away to Torquay United. The club's record league victory was a 10–2 win over Castleton
F.C._United_of_Manchester
1960s review of UK electoral boundaries
The second periodic review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken between 1965 and 1969 by the four boundary commissions for England, Scotland, Wales
Second periodic review of Westminster constituencies
Second_periodic_review_of_Westminster_constituencies
English footballer (1940–2021)
(with Andy McEvoy). He also scored two hat-tricks in the FA Cup – against Torquay United and Ipswich Town – to take his total tally to 35 goals in 45 appearances
Jimmy_Greaves
County of England
south-west and the city of Exeter in the south-east. The seaside resorts of Torquay and Paignton are adjacent to each other in the south. The largest town
Devon
Area of north west London
Books. 2000. p. 228. ISBN 9780141184326. Campbell, Mark (28 August 1999). "Torquay: the horrible truth". The Independent. Retrieved 16 March 2011. My Hero
Pinner
British colonial politician (1824–1906)
Waterhouse fell into ill-health and retired to England in 1889, and died at Torquay, Devon on 6 August 1906. Despite this, Waterhouse never received a knighthood
George Waterhouse (politician)
George_Waterhouse_(politician)
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UK parliamentary by-election
February 1956 was a by-election held in the British House of Commons constituency of Blaydon in County Durham, the North East of England. It was caused
1956_Blaydon_by-election
British Army officer and politician (1859–1930)
officer and Conservative Party politician who was member of parliament for Torquay from 1910 to 1923. Burn served in the 8th Hussars and the 1st Dragoons
Charles_Forbes-Leith
This county was formed in 1889: before that these constituencies formed part of Middlesex, Surrey or Kent. See https://commons.wikimedia
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Ives, Weston-Super-Mare and Torquay. They increased their share of the vote from 45.2% to 51.3% in those constituencies where a straight fight with the
1923 United Kingdom general election
1923_United_Kingdom_general_election
Town in Devon, England
one of the main three centres of the borough, along with Paignton and Torquay. It is believed that the name Brixham originates from the personal name
Brixham
British politician (1881–1964)
including a term as Lord Mayor of Plymouth in 1935. He stood unsuccessfully in Torquay at both the 1929 and 1931 United Kingdom general elections. In 1938, he
Hubert_Medland
British politician (1881–1962)
many other political offices throughout the Second World War. Born in Torquay, Devon, Brown was the son of a fisherman and prominent Baptist and it was
Ernest Brown (British politician)
Ernest_Brown_(British_politician)
British Liberal Party politician
during the Second World War. He first stood for parliament as a Liberal in Torquay in both the 1955 general election, and the by-election there later that
Peter_Bessell
British-born South African politician (1857–1928)
Mayor of Durban and a member of the House of Assembly. Henwood was born in Torquay, Devon, in 1857 but emigrated with his family to Natal in 1860. He played
Charles_Henwood
British statesman and writer (1803–1873)
disease of the ear, and for the last two or three years of his life lived in Torquay nursing his health. After an operation to cure deafness, an abscess formed
Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
Association football club in London, England
Third Division South championship-winning year of 1927. They beat both Torquay United and Coventry City by this score at The Den. Millwall's heaviest
Millwall_F.C.
were sponsored, in some cases by the Divisional Labour Party (noted as "Constituency"). Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2006). British Electoral Facts
Labour Party (UK) election results (1945–1955)
Labour_Party_(UK)_election_results_(1945–1955)
UK parliamentary by-election
parliamentary by-election held on 15 May 1958 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, North London. The seat had become vacant
1958 Islington North by-election
1958_Islington_North_by-election
Former British Conservative politician
paternal grandparents' estate of Abney Hall, Cheadle. He was christened in Torquay that autumn, during the first of many visits to his maternal grandmother
James Watts (British politician)
James_Watts_(British_politician)
British Royal Air Force officer (1921–2022)
the chairman of the constituency party. Johnson married Gwyneth Morgan in April 1943, having met her during a posting to Torquay in 1941. Together they
Johnny_Johnson_(RAF_officer)
Name for a resident of a particular geographical area
Sligonians Tampa → Tampanians Tobago → Tobagonians Toronto → Torontonians Torquay → Torquinians Trinidad and Tobago → Trinbagonians Truro → Truronians Wa
Demonym
re-gain the seat. A year later he went to live at Torquay. In 1926 he served a one-year term as Mayor of Torquay; it was one of the rare occasions when the Town
Francis_Marnham
UK parliamentary by-election
Parliament » 1955 August: Mid Ulster December: Gateshead West Greenock Torquay 1956 February: Blaydon Leeds North East Hereford Gainsborough Taunton March:
1959 South West Norfolk by-election
1959_South_West_Norfolk_by-election
Vivian Kong Man-wai wins the Legislative Council tourism functional constituency seat Ronnie Wong at Sports Reference Serik Konakbayev at Sports Reference
List of sportsperson-politicians
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English memoirist (1920–2021)
warned Lady Eden about some of its primitive aspects. She suggested that Torquay, a seaside resort in the southwest of England, and a sun lamp might have
Clarissa_Eden
This is an in-complete alphabetical list of constituency election results to the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1922 general election, held
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This is a complete alphabetical list of constituency election results in England to the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1923 general election
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Seaside town in Devon, England
(19 km) south of the city of Exeter and a similar distance from the town of Torquay. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 15,257, which was 16% more
Dawlish
British politician of the Labour Party
and 1959, and Torquay at the 1955 by-election, before he was finally elected as member of parliament (MP) for the Woolwich West constituency at the 1964
William_Hamling
parliamentary representation by the Reform Act 1832. The new Birmingham constituency was created with two MPs representing it. Thomas Attwood and Joshua Scholefield
History_of_Birmingham
UK parliamentary by-election
March 1957 was a by-election to the UK House of Commons which saw the constituency of Bristol West elect a new Conservative Party Member of Parliament to
1957_Bristol_West_by-election
An index of the constituency articles, showing which constituency names from this list they include, can be found at Wikipedia:Index of article on UK
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British Liberal Democrat politician
27 November 2015. "Sarah Wollaston: An honour to have been re-elected". Torquay Herald Express. Local World. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016. Tom
Sarah_Wollaston
British politician
and nurse respectively. He went to primary schools in Paignton and Torquay then Torquay Boys' Grammar School. He worked briefly in a timber yard, then in
Adrian_Sanders
Bridge over the River Dart in Devon, England
Salcombe Seaton Sidmouth South Molton Tavistock Teignmouth Tiverton Topsham Torquay Totnes See also: List of civil parishes in Devon Rivers Ashburn Avon Axe
Newbridge,_River_Dart
UK parliamentary by-election
Parliament » 1955 August: Mid Ulster December: Gateshead West Greenock Torquay 1956 February: Blaydon Leeds North East Hereford Gainsborough Taunton March:
1957_Ipswich_by-election
Town and borough in Hertfordshire, England
promotions to League One, the third tier of English football, after beating Torquay United 1–0 in the 2010–11 play-off final at Old Trafford. Stevenage also
Stevenage
Association football club in England
June 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012. Hytner, David (12 December 2012). "Torquay were tougher opponents than Arsenal, says Bradford captain". The Guardian
Bradford_City_A.F.C.
British politician (1940–2011)
England from 2002 to 2008. Booth was born in Paignton, Devon and educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Before he entered politics, he was a businessman
Graham_Booth
Inner city district of London, England
estate in Camden Town. Ashley Keane, former professional footballer for Torquay United F.C., was born in Camden in 1981. Dancer and actress Donna King
Camden_Town
British judge and Conservative Party politician
Howard (b. 1858, Islington, London). He died in Torquay on 10 April 1891. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's
John_Morgan_Howard
Seaside town in Norfolk, England
Pier. The cast iron, framed glass structure was shipped by barge from Torquay in 1903, ostensibly without the loss of a single pane of glass. Over the
Great_Yarmouth
Crisis of succession England, 1679–1681
Crisis as experienced by two Members of Parliament representing a rural constituency. Sir Harry Burnaby is a staunch Royalist who had been knighted for having
Exclusion_Crisis
Provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
and the villages of North Portal, Goodwater, Macoun, Oungre, Halbrite, Torquay, and Lake Alma. For the 2024 general election, the riding gained most of
Estevan-Big_Muddy
university constituencies not shown. Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Results for England and Wales. Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Figure
1924 United Kingdom general election
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Aggregate data analyses of the results demonstrate higher turnout in constituencies dominated by the professional–managerial class, agricultural workers
1964 United Kingdom general election
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election
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British businessman and Winter Olympian (1929–2019)
racing in 1963 when he entered a Bertram hull, ‘Glass Moppie’, in the Cowes-Torquay race for the first time, where he finished in second place behind the more
Keith_Schellenberg
Suburb of Dublin, Ireland
The land, being undulating, affords perfectly sheltered positions on Torquay Road, to the railway station at Stillorgan and Foxrock, as well as others
Foxrock
Local government district in Devon, England
Herald Express. Torquay. 9 May 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 2 December 2024. "True blue joy in S Hams as Tories regain power". Herald Express. Torquay. 7 May 1999
South_Hams
London borough in United Kingdom
Park Rangers striker Marcus Bent was born in Hammersmith. Tony Bedeau of Torquay United and Walsall was born in Hammersmith in 1979. Former Queens Park
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
London_Borough_of_Hammersmith_and_Fulham
Historic manor in Devon, England
to Henry Bingham Mildmay, brother-in-law of John Bulteel, and moved to Torquay where he became that town's first mayor in 1892, one year before his death
Manor_of_Flete
Seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England
Amanda Hack, politician Chris Hargreaves, ex-footballer and ex-manager of Torquay United Patricia Hodge, actress Linda Ingham, artist Jo Kendall, actress
Cleethorpes
UK Parliamentary by-election
Parliament » 1955 August: Mid Ulster December: Gateshead West Greenock Torquay 1956 February: Blaydon Leeds North East Hereford Gainsborough Taunton March:
1956_Tonbridge_by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
1958 Rochdale by-election held on 13 February was a by-election for the constituency of Rochdale, in Lancashire, England, in the House of Commons. It was
1958_Rochdale_by-election
Town in Devon, England
a local independent operator that runs services to Brixham, Paignton, Torquay and Torbay Hospital. Kingsteignton is served by Newton Abbot railway station
Kingsteignton
British politician and poet
Hatherton and Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley. He died aged 44 on 23 August 1850 in Torquay, Devon. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and matriculated on 21
Charles Pierrepont, Viscount Newark
Charles_Pierrepont,_Viscount_Newark
British politician (1851–1910)
Hollerday Hill, in the parish of Lynton, and Hesketh House, in the borough of Torquay, both in the county of Devon." He paid for the new Putney Library, built
George_Newnes
British banker and politician
where his father died. Wright owned Watcombe Park between Newton Abbot and Torquay (now known as Brunel Manor) where he and his family were living in 1881
Charles_Ichabod_Wright
were sponsored, in some cases by the Divisional Labour Party (noted as "Constituency"). Gill in Blackburn, Brothers in Bolton, Raynes in Derby, Marcus in
Labour Party (UK) election results (1929–1945)
Labour_Party_(UK)_election_results_(1929–1945)
UK parliamentary by-election
by-election for the United Kingdom House of Commons was held in the constituency of Harrow East on 19 March 1959, following the resignation of sitting
1959_Harrow_East_by-election
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