North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

1832–1868: The Hundreds of High Peak and Scarsdale, and so much of the Wapentake of Wirksworth as was comprised in the Bakewell Division.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq0uAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA154|title= The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales.|location= London |publisher= His Majesty's statute and law printers |date= 1832 |pages= 154–206 |access-date=2017-07-27}}

1868–1885: The Hundred of High Peak and the Wapentake of Wirksworth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1867/102/pdfs/ukpga_18670102_en.pdf?view=extent|title= Representation of the People Act 1867.|access-date=2017-07-27}}

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{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1832: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Cavendish

|votes = 3,388

|percentage = 48.7

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Thomas Gisborne

|votes = 2,385

|percentage = 34.3

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Baronet|George Sitwell

|votes = 1,183

|percentage = 17.0

|change =

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{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 1,202

|percentage = 17.3

|change =

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{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 3,677

|percentage = 84.1

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 4,370

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

Cavendish succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Devonshire and causing a by-election.

{{Election box begin no change| title=By-election, 27 May 1834: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 4,370

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1835: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Thomas Gisborne

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 4,175

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1837: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

|votes = 2,816

|percentage = 39.0

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Evans

|votes = 2,422

|percentage = 33.5

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Arkwright

|votes = 1,983

|percentage = 27.5

|change =

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{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 439

|percentage = 6.0

|change =

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{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 4,481

|percentage = 81.1

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 5,527

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1841: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Evans

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,757

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1847: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Evans

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,601

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1852: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Evans

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,315

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

Evans resigned, causing a by-election.

{{Election box begin| title=By-election, 22 July 1853: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate minor party|

|color = {{party color|Independent Whig}}

|party = Independent Whig

|candidate = William Pole Thornhill

|votes = 1,680

|percentage = 58.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Evans{{cite news |title=Carlisle Patriot |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000365/18530723/010/0004 |access-date=30 July 2018 |date=23 July 1853 |page=4 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |title=Cambridge Chronicle and Journal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000421/18530716/085/0008 |access-date=30 July 2018 |date=16 July 1853 |page=8 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 1,195

|percentage = 41.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 485

|percentage = 16.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,875

|percentage = 55.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,219

}}

{{Election box gain

|colour = {{party color|Independent Whig}}

|winner = Independent Whig

|loser = {{party shortname linked|Whigs (British political party)}}

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

Evans resigned before the poll concluded.{{cite news |title=North Derbyshire Election |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18530721/022/0005 |access-date=30 July 2018 |work=Morning Post |date=21 July 1853 |page=5 |via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1857: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed minor party|

|color = {{party color|Independent Whig}}

|party = Independent Whig

|candidate = William Pole Thornhill

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,336

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box gain no swing|

|colour = {{party color|Independent Whig}}

|winner = Independent Whig

|loser = {{party shortname linked|Whigs (British political party)}}

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1859: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Pole Thornhill

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,380

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box gain no swing|

|colour = {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}

|winner = {{party shortname linked|Liberal Party (UK)}}

|loser = Independent Whig

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1865: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Jackson

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,055

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1868: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Cavendish

|votes = 2,903

|percentage = 35.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Augustus Arkwright

|votes = 2,698

|percentage = 32.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Jackson

|votes = 2,637

|percentage = 32.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,468 (est)

|percentage = 87.8 (est)

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,231

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 205

|percentage =2.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 61

|percentage =0.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1874: North Derbyshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Cavendish

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Augustus Arkwright

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,594

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1880: North Derbyshire{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book|page=372}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Cavendish

|votes = 3,416

|percentage = 27.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Frederick Cheetham

|votes = 3,183

|percentage = 26.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Augustus Arkwright

|votes = 2,936

|percentage = 24.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Sidebottom{{cite news|title=Representation of North Derbyshire|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000326/18800323/049/0004|access-date=19 December 2017|work=Derby Daily Telegraph|date=23 March 1880|page=4

|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 2,718

|percentage = 22.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 247

|percentage = 2.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,127 (est)

|percentage = 87.7 (est)

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,985

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

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