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This page has a running log of terms which have been completed, with a log of anomalies.

United Kingdom (1801 onwards)

2019 onwards

• Neale Hanvey (Q75818970) was notionally elected as an SNP candidate, but was suspended by the party during the election campaign and did not rejoin until the next summer. Listed as independent at election.
• Tobias Ellwood (Q303299) had the whip restored "momentarily" on 20 July (having been suspended the previous day); this has been omitted for simplicity
• Chris Matheson (Q20647738) was very briefly an independent - the whip was suspended a few hours before he resigned - and this has been included as a one day term for consistency with the Parliament database

2001-2005

• Jonathan Sayeed (Q6274334) may have briefly rejoined his party in March 2005, but Parliament does not list this so he has been left as independent until dissolution.
• George Galloway (Q332483) is listed by Parliament as Respect from July 2004, but the party was founded by him in January and we have used that date.
• Brian Sedgemore (Q4965250) defected to the Lib Dems during the 2005 election campaign, shown in some sources as a change of party for a sitting MP, but as this was after dissolution it is not recorded here.

1987-1992

Various sources give different dates for the Liberal-SDP merger during this term. All members are shown as having joined the new party on 3 March, the date given in the party history; the three who formed the "continuing SDP" are show as having moved from Social Democratic Party (Q40052) to Social Democratic Party (Q7550574) on that date.

1970-1974

• The exact date of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (Q2628635) leaving her party to sit as an independent is unclear; listed as October 1970.
• John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter (Q333334) vacated his seat on being appointed chair of the CAA but have not found an exact date as yet. Various sources give 31 March 1972 so listed as 31 March 1972.

1966-1970

• Thomas Fraser (Q7815859) was appointed chair of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in 1967 and vacated his seat, but I cannot find an explicit date as to when. Various sources give 30 Sept so listed as 30 September 1967.

1964-1966

The Unionist Party merged fully into the Conservatives in 1965, after the 1964 general election. Unionist MPs elected in 1964 are currently shown as Conservatives rather than Unionists.

1959-1964

We identify thirteen seats as vacant at dissolution in 1964, not fourteen (as in Rallings & Thrasher). The discrepancy is Kettering, where the incumbent was given his peerage shortly after dissolution.

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1951-1955

We identify two seats as vacant at dissolution in 1955, not three (as in Rallings & Thrasher). The discrepancy is South Norwich, where the incumbent was given his peerage shortly after dissolution.

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1950-1951

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1945-1950

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1935-1945

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1931-1935

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1929-1931

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1924-1929

We identify seven seats as vacant at dissolution in 1929, not eight (as in Rallings & Thrasher). The discrepancy is East Willesden, where George Stanley (Q5539480) does not seem to have been appointed as Governor of Madras until August, well after dissolution (see below).

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

• Alfred Ravenscroft Kennedy (Q17285479) was appointed a circuit court judge, exact date unknown - apparently shortly before dissolution in 1929. A news story on 10 May (day of dissolution) reported his appointment but said his first sitting day was 6 May - so announcement sometime in April? Could not find anything in the Gazette. Assigned as 1929-05
• Frederick Sykes (Q3087169) resigned by taking the Chiltern Hundreds, but the date is not recorded on any of the lists published by Parliament. The Journals (vol 183) record a writ was issued on 27 June 1928, suggesting his resignation was sometime between 20 and 26 June. Assigned as 1928-06
• George Stanley (Q5539480) is listed by Rallings & Thrasher as having his seat vacant at dissolution (May 1929), but this appears to stem from his appointment as Governor of Madras, which was in August (Gazette). Provisionally he is listed as holding his seat until dissolution.
• Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham (Q5343190) is in a similar situation - a writ was moved for his seat on 10 June 1925 (Journals), stating explicitly that it was due to his appointment as Governor of Kenya, but his appointment was not until 20 July (Gazette). Provisionally assigned as 1925-06.

1923-1924

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1922-1923

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

1918-1922

We identify ten seats as vacant at dissolution in 1922, not one (as in Rallings & Thrasher). The discrepancy is due to nine Irish seats which were left vacant after the incumbents died, and were abolished at the 1922 election following Irish independence. This is something of an academic distinction, of course.

Three Irish members were returned for two seats each, but did not take up either seat and so no writ was moved for the "extra" ones. These three are listed as each holding two seats throughout the term.

Scottish Conservatives are listed as Unionist Party (Q7886824) in 1918-1964.

Members who held the "Coalition Coupon" at the 1918 election are provisionally listed as significant event (P793):Coalition Coupon (Q5137907) - this avoids having to use a distinct party group eg Coalition Liberal (Q95641399). This may be changed in future; a lot of work may need to be done to tease apart Liberal factions in this period.

• Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy (Q5720160) apparently resigned in Feb 1921 (writ issued 17 Feb, Journals), & he was not given a peerage until a few months after the by-election, but the date is not recorded on any of the lists published by Parliament. Assigned as 1921-02
• Arthur Warren Samuels (Q4800616) needs a date traced for when he was made a judge - not found in the Gazette. Writ issued on 21 July 1919 (Journals). Assigned as 1919-02.
• Sir Denis Henry, 1st Baronet (Q7526416) made Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland at some point in 1921 - not found in the Gazette. Writ issued in August (Journals). Assigned as 1921-08.
• Thomas Arthur Lewis (Q7787147) made a junior whip in 1922, forcing a by-election - date not found in the Gazette. Writ issued in July (Journals). Assigned as 1922-07.
• Daniel Martin Wilson (Q5218059) resigned after becoming Recorder of Belfast - date not found in the Gazette. Assigned as 1921-06.
• Cecil L'Estrange Malone (Q5056185) is complex; elected as a Coalition Liberal, then a member of the British Socialist Party, and merged into the Communist Party of Great Britain. Unclear if he left that before dissolution. BSP given as 1919-11 to 1920-08; CPGB given as 1920-08 to dissolution.

1910-1918

• William Peel, 1st Earl Peel (Q2920090) inherited his father's peerage on 24 October 1912, but took the Manor of Northstead some days later, and the writ for the by-election considered this his reason for leaving office (Gazette). Assigned as 1912-10-24 (and succession)
• Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton (Q1645717) apparently took the Chiltern Hundreds in Feb 1914 (writ moved 12 Feb, Journals), but the date is not recorded on any of the lists published by Parliament. His peerage was not until May (Gazette). Assigned as 1914-02

1919-1910

• David Shackleton (Q5239659) was appointed to a civil service post in the Home Office which vacated his seat in November, but the date has not been traced. Assigned as 1910-11
• John Lloyd Morgan (Q6245058) was appointed a Circuit Court judge in late November, a few days before dissolution, but the date has not been traced. Assigned as 1910-11

1906-1910

• George McCrae (Q5542296) accepted office as Vice-President of the Scottish Local Government Board, which vacated his seat (Gazette), but his formal appointment was two weeks after the by-election (Gazette). The writ was moved on 7 April (Journals) Assigned as 1909-04.

1900-1906

• Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst (Q5549352) was appointed a junior whip in late March 1905, prompting a by-election, which he lost, but the exact date has not been traced (Newspaper; Gazette). Assigned as 1905-03.

1886-1892

• Laurence Connolly (Q16031682) is recorded as taking the Chiltern Hundreds (Gazette), but the date is not recorded on any of the lists published by Parliament. Assigned as 1888-06
• Francis William Maclean (Q5482790) was appointed a Master in Lunacy (Gazette) but the exact date has not been traced. Assigned as 1891-04
• Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara (Q5036058) Could not trace exact date of announcement as Governor of Madras. (Newspaper announcement 17/8, writ moved 19/8). Assigned as 1888-08.
• Four sitting MPs were made peers on 4 July 1887: George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing (Q5544363), Henry Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore (Q5720689), James McGarel-Hogg, 1st Baron Magheramorne (Q6139316), and John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan (Q13581086). Writs were moved on 4 July for Sclater-Booth and Eaton as having resigned, and for McGarel-Hogg and St Aubyn as having been elevated - unclear why the two were handled differently. All four assigned as elevation to the House of Lords for consistency.

1880-1885

We list fifteen seats as vacant at dissolution in 1885. (https://w.wiki/QT$ details, though one contemporary report had 14) Two each in Macclesfield, Canterbury, Chester, Boston, and Oxford, all of which had had the writ suspended due to corruption. One seat in each of Sandwich and Gloucester was left vacant after the writ was suspended for a by-election. Finally, one seat in Berkshire was vacant after the incumbent succeeded to a peerage in July, another in Kent left vacant after the incumbent was given an official appointment in July (note of status in August); and one seat in Fermanagh was vacant after the incumbent succeeded to a peerage in October.

• Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (Q334063) & William Ewart Gladstone (Q160852) were both elected for two seats, but before they could decline one of them, an official appointment forced a by-election. Both are recorded as returned for another seat and chose to sit there (Q50393121) in their secondary seat even though the official writ lists the appointment as a reason.
• Spencer Horatio Walpole (Q7576083) is recorded as taking the Manor of Northstead (Gazette), but the date is not recorded on any of the lists published by Parliament. Assigned as 1882-11
• Thomas Russell (Q18619475) is recorded as having his election overturned on petition, but the situation is slightly more complex - he admitted he was disqualified and the petition was withdrawn.
• John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton (Q338252) had his election voided on petition, but had since had an (unopposed) ministerial by-election. (details). Both were voided. We do not currently model the unopposed by-elections but it is worth noting regardless.
• Edward Falconer Litton (Q5342859) was appointed to his new position when the Land Law (Ireland) Bill received royal assent in August 1881 (as he was named in it) ref. It is not clear exactly when that was. Assigned as 1881-08
• Samuel Plimsoll (Q333611) resigned in May 1880, but the exact date is not known. Writ moved on 20 May 1880. Assigned as 1880-05
• Robert Kingscote (Q7346370) was appointed Commissioner of Woods, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 19 Feb 1885. Assigned as 1885-02
• Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne (Q5343102) was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 24 June 1885. Assigned as 1885-06
• Charles Bradlaugh (Q387458) is deeply complex, but this seems correct - he was disqualified on 1881-04-01 (when Parliament voted to move the writ); expelled on 1882-02-22 (when Parliament voted to move the writ); and resigned on 1884-02-12 (when it was announced to the House and the writ was moved). In the first one, it could also be given as 11 March (date of the court ruling); in the third, it is unclear if he had been disqualified or not the day before, but the House seems to have accepted him as resigning.
• Edward Leigh Pemberton (Q5344111) was appointed Legal Assistant Under-Secretary, but the date has not been traced. It was announced 25 July 1885. No writ was moved due to the approaching dissolution.
• Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (Q332650) lost his seat through appointment as First Lord of the Treasury, but did not stand for re-election as he was created a peer shortly afterwards. Likewise, Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (Q334020) was appointed Chancellor, vacating his seat, and then was promptly made a peer.
• Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St Oswald (Q7372210) resigned in late June and was created a peer on 2 July. Assigned as 1885-06-25, the date of the writ.
• John Dyson Hutchinson (Q16063146) resigned in August 1882 (writ moved 15 August) but the date is not recorded. Assigned as 1882-08
• Vaughan Vaughan-Lee (Q7917288) resigned in April 1882 (writ moved 19 April) but the date is not recorded. Assigned as 1882-04
• John Brinton (Q11803680) resigned immediately after his election; the date is unknown but the writ was moved on 3 May 1880. Assigned as 1880-05
• Ashton Wentworth Dilke (Q4806083) resigned in February 1883 (writ moved 16 February) but the date is not recorded. Assigned as 1883-02
• Samuel Williams (Q7412943) resigned in October 1884, but the date is not recorded. Assigned as 1884-10
• John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton (Q338252) resigned in October 1884 (ahead of a peerage on 4/11), but the date is not recorded. Assigned as 1884-10

1874-1880

We list one seat as vacant at dissolution in 1880; this was Norwich, left vacant after the writ suspended in 1875 following a corrupt by-election. Two seats were listed as vacant at the start of January, but one (Barnstaple) was filled by a by-election in February.

• Bryan O'Loghlen (Q4980274) was appointed to ministerial office in Australia in March 1878, which voided his seat in the Victorian parliament, but it was unclear if this applied at Westminster. A committee debated the matter for some time, and in April 1879 deemed that he had voided his seat. Assigned as official appointment, dating from 1879-04-25.
• William St Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth (Q8018696) succeeded to an (Irish) peerage on the day he was elected, which appears to have vacated the seat. Counted as serving for one day. (Day of election is taken from Walker 1978)
• William Johnston (Q8013699) was appointed Irish Inspector of Fisheries, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 25 March 1878. Assigned as 1878-03
• Myles O'Reilly (Q6947717) was appointed Irish Assistant Commissioner of Intermediate Education, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 29 March 1879. Assigned as 1879-03
• George Young, Lord Young (Q5546601) lost the 1874 election, and was appointed as a judge. The result was overturned on 26 May, declaring him elected, but by this point he was disqualified through being a judge and a new writ was moved on 2 June. Assigned as elected for one day only, 1874-05-26, and then disqualified. (This is somewhat arbitrary and it could be reasonable to omit this term completely)

1868-1874

We list eight seats as vacant at dissolution in 1874 (details). Bridgwater (2x), Beverley (2x), Sligo (1x), and Cashel (1x) were all vacant after having had the writ suspended for corruption in 1870. North Lincolnshire was vacant after the sitting MP died one week before dissolution. Co Limerick was vacant after the sitting MP was elevated in January. Several others were vacant at the end of 1873 but by-elections were held in January.

• George Waters (Q17626670) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 27 May 1872. Assigned as 1872-05
• John Aloysius Blake (Q16062754) was appointed Inspector of Fisheries, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved in November 1869. Assigned as 1869-11

1865-1868

We list six seats as vacant at dissolution in 1868. Lancaster (2x), Reigate (1x), Totnes (1x) were vacant after the writ was suspended for corruption. Christchurch (1x) was vacant after the sitting MP died in July. Bristol (1x) was vacant after a by-election had been voided in June 1868.

• Hedges Eyre Chatterton (Q5697357) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 21 August 1867. Assigned as 1867-08
• James Whiteside (Q6145452) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date is unclear. Writ moved on 23 July 1866. Assigned as 1866-07
• Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin (Q1747637) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 25 March 1867. Assigned as 1867-03

1859-1865

• Edward Arthur Somerset (Q5341608) resigned, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 22 June 1859. Recorded as 1859-06.
• Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (Q5076148) has a resignation date on the Parliament list at month level, recorded as 1859-12.
• George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (Q334505) has a resignation date on the Parliament list at month level, recorded as 1859-12.
• George Heneage (Q5540410) has a resignation date on the Parliament list at month level, recorded as 1862-01.
• James Hans Hamilton (Q6135508) resigned, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 14 April 1863. Recorded as 1863-04.
• Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet (Q7529567) was appointed Commissioner of Audit, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 7 April 1865. Recorded as 1865-04.
• John FitzGerald, Baron FitzGerald (Q1281925) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 13 Feb 1860. Recorded as 1860-02.
• Rickard Deasy (Q7331885) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 6 Feb 1861. Recorded as 1861-02.
• Thomas O’Hagan, 1st Baron O’Hagan (Q7792808) was appointed a judge in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 7 February 1865. Recorded as 1865-02.
• William Nathaniel Massey (Q8016049) was appointed to the Council of India, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 7 February 1865. Recorded as 1865-02.

1857-1859

• Rickard Deasy (Q7331885) was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 15 March 1858. Recorded as 1858-03.
• James O'Brien (Q21182770) was created a judge, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 4 Feb 1858. Recorded as 1858-02.
• Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue (Q5930822) resigned, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 16 Feb 1859. Recorded as 1859-02.

1852-1857

• Spencer Horatio Walpole (Q7576083) is recorded as taking the Chiltern Hundreds (Gazette), but the date is not recorded on any of the lists published by Parliament. Assigned as 1856-01
• Francis Charles Lawley (Q5480488) is recorded as taking the Manor of Northstead, but the Commons report only gives the month. Assigned as 1854-07
• Charles A'Court (Q5074782) was appointed a tax commissioner in Ireland, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 23 March 1855. Assigned as 1855-03
• William Henry Watson (Q8012206) was appointed a judge, but the exact date has not been traced. (DNB says 3 Nov 1856, ODNB says 5 Nov 1856, the Gazette is silent). Assigned as 1856-11
• John Stuart (Q6259518) was appointed a judge, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 26 November 1852. Assigned as 1852-11
• Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, 1st Baron Lamington (Q3610747) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 6 February 1857. Assigned as 1857-02
• Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet (Q334467) became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas at some point in 1856; the date has not been traced and the writ was not moved until 3 Feb 1857. Assigned as 1857-02 (but needs further following up)
• John O'Connell (Q3809512) was appointed Clerk of the Crown, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 3 Feb 1857. Assigned as 1857-02
• John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (Q334392) was appointed High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 19 March 1855. Assigned as 1855-03
• Richard Crowder (Q7324984) was appointed a judge, but the exact date has not been traced. ODNB lists March 1854; assigned as 1854-03.
• William Keogh (Q8013957) was appointed a judge, but the exact date has not been traced. Letters patent on 12 April 1856, but writ moved on 2 April. Assigned as 1856-04.
• William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (Q285868) was appointed a Vice-Chancellor, but the dates are a little confusing. The writ was moved on 29 December 1852 but the appointment seems to have been dated 10 January 1853, after the by-election. Listed as judicial appointment and 1852-12.
• William Dougal Christie (Q8007920) resigned, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 8 December. Assigned as 1847-12.
• William Acton (Q16970441) resigned, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 30 March. Assigned as 1848-03.
• Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet (Q7527407) resigned, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 24 July. Assigned as 1849-07.
• John Ffolliott (Q16065721) resigned, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 21 February. Assigned as 1850-02.
• George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle (Q652281) resigned, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 24 April. Assigned as 1850-04.
• Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (Q2614140) was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 27 February. Assigned as 1857-02.
• William Digby Seymour (Q8007837) was appointed a judge, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 23 December. Assigned as 1854-12.
• Peter Rolt (Q7176657) resigned, but the date is not clear. Writ moved on 3 Feb. Assigned as 1857-02.

1847-1852

• Samuel Martin (Q7412116) was appointed a judge, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 5 Feb 1851. Assigned as 1851-02
• Thomas Talfourd (Q2426332) was appointed a judge, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 28 July 1849. Assigned as 1849-07
• John Jervis (Q15456740) resigned, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 12 July 1850. Assigned as 1850-07
• George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (Q5538925) resigned, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 10 Feb 1851. Assigned as 1851-02
• Richard Lalor Sheil (Q7327224) was appointed Ambassador, writ was moved on 4 Feb, then un-moved. He later resigned in March; writ moved again on 11 March. HoP records this as Feb 1851; listed here as 1851-03.
• George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (Q5538925) was appointed Comptroller of the Household, but the dates are unclear. Writ moved 10 Jul 1851, by-election on the 19th, but appointment on the 23rd. Assigned as 1851-07
• William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon (Q8007168) resigned, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 1 Feb 1849. Assigned as 1849-02
• Evelyn John Shirley (Q5416443) resigned, but the date has not been traced. HoP gives May 1849; writ moved 22 May 1849. Assigned as 1849-05
• Lancelot Rolleston (Q6483637) resigned, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 4 April 1849. Assigned as 1849-04
• Daniel O'Connell (Q5218291) resigned, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 14 Feb 1849. Assigned as 1848-02
• Charles Pearson (Q1530652) resigned, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved 30 July 1850. Assigned as 1850-07

1841-1847

• Henry Hobhouse (Q26734725) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 27 Sep 1841; assigned as 1841-09
• Thomas Langlois Lefroy (Q2599142) was appointed a judge; HoP gives the date as Nov 1841. Assigned as 1841-11
• Sir George Larpent, 1st Baronet (Q7526896) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 5 May 1842. Assigned as 1842-05
• Daniel O'Connell (Q314917) was elected for two seats, and chose to sit for Cork on 4 September 1841 (Journals on 8 September). However, as the election was challenged he was unable to make this choice and a new decision had to be made on 24 May 1842, when the writ was issued. Assigned as 1842-05-24
• Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet (Q1699911) was appointed Governor of Tasmania, vacating his seat, but the exact date is not clear. It was announced in the Gazette on 28 March 1843 but the writ was moved on 27 February. Assigned as 1843-02
• Edward Litton (Q5344169) was appointed as a judge, but the date has not been traced; writ moved on 2 Feb 1843; assigned as 1843-02
• Robert Fitzroy (Q213756) was appointed Governor of New Zealand, vacating his seat, but the exact date is not clear. It was announced in the Gazette on 4 April 1843 but the writ was moved on 27 March. Assigned as 1843-03
• William Brodie (Q26292916) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 25 April 1843; assigned as 1843-04
• Alexander Campbell (Q26754454) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 21 Aug 1843; assigned as 1843-08
• Thomas Duffield (Q7789082) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 6 May 1844; assigned as 1844-05
• Charles Murray (Q26758897) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 7 Feb 1845; assigned as 1845-02
• Charles Greenaway (Q26756809) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 21 April 1845; assigned as 1845-04
• Robert Wallace (Q15503233) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 3 April 1845; assigned as 1845-04
• Mark Blake (Q6766752) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 11 Feb 1846; assigned as 1846-02
• Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss (Q5480498) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 14 February 1846. Assigned as 1846-02
• Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, 1st Baron Lamington (Q3610747) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 26 February 1846. Assigned as 1846-02
• John Childers (Q26256297) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 7 April 1846; assigned as 1846-04
• Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford (Q332731) was appointed Solicitor-General, vacating his seat, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 15 April 1844. Assigned as 1844-04
• William Baird (Q11806757) resigned, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 22 April 1846; assigned as 1846-04
• John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (Q333355) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 21 April 1845. Assigned as 1845-04
• Thomas Cusack-Smith (Q7788763) was appointed a judge, but the date is not known; writ moved on 26 January 1846. Assigned as 1846-01
• George Darby (Q26733812) resigned, but the date is not known; Writ moved on 22 January 1846. Assigned as 1846-01
• Joseph Stock (Q26722391) resigned, but the date is not known; Writ moved on 22 January 1846. Assigned as 1846-01
• Ambrose Hussey (Q26696017) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 19 January 1847. Assigned as 1847-01

• Thomas Nicholas Redington (Q7792735) was appointed Under-Secretary for Ireland, vacating his seat, but the exact date has not been traced. Writ moved on 22 July 1846. Assigned as 1846-07

1837-1841

• Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Woodbrook (Q26252824) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 5 December 1837. Assigned as 1837-12
• Henry Hanbury-Tracy (Q5722542) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 13 Feb 1838; assigned as 1838-02
• James Hope (Q6136223) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 28th May 1838; assigned as 1838-05
• Alexander Chisholm (Q26252270) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 24 May 1838. Assigned as 1838-05
• Stephen Woulfe (Q15040004) was appointed a judge, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 4th July 1838; assigned as 1838-07
• Nicholas Ball (Q7025013) was appointed a judge, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 4th July 1838; assigned as 1838-07
• Richard Potter (Q7328487), resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 27 Feb 1839. Assigned as 1839-02
• William Henry Maule (Q8012091) was appointed a judge, but the exact date is not known; writ moved on 13th Feb 1839; assigned as 1839-02
• Samuel Duckworth (Q26719026) was appointed a judge, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved on 12 March 1839. Assigned as 1839-03
• Thomas Gibson (Q332712) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 3 July 1839. Assigned as 1839-07
• Jasper Parrott (Q26321770) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 16 July 1839. Assigned as 1839-07
• Charles Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (Q2959005) was appointed governor of Canada; HoP gives the date as Aug 1839. Assigned as 1839-08
• Edward Codrington (Q958853) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 16 Jan 1840. Assigned as 1840-01
• Thomas Attwood (Q4533139) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 16 Jan 1840. Assigned as 1840-01
• William Noel (Q8016160) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 17 Jan 1840; assigned as 1840-01
• George West, Viscount Cantelupe (Q5546168) resigned, but the date is not known; writ moved on 4 Mar 1840; assigned as 1840-03
• William Curry (Q26691311) was appointed a judge, but the date has not been traced. Writ moved on 12 May 1840. Assigned as 1840-05
• John Power (Q26722324) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 14 July 1840. Assigned as 1840-07
• Henry Chester (Q26272132) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 3 August 1840. Assigned as 1840-08
• Francis Finch (Q5480923) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 26 Jan 1841. Assigned as 1841-01
• Nicholas Fitzsimon (Q26722123) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 2 February 1841. Assigned as 1841-02
• William Addams Williams (Q8004161) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 26 Jan 1841. Assigned as 1841-01

1835-1841

• Francis Goodricke (Q21548570) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 18 May 1835. Assigned as 1835-05
• James Kennedy (Q26702085) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 25 May 1835. Assigned as 1835-05
• Richard Alexander Oswald (Q7323675) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 10 June 1835. Assigned as 1835-06
• Colin Dunlop (Q26386780) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 4 February 1836. Assigned as 1836-02
• Philip Durham (Q7183344) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 4 February 1836. Assigned as 1836-02
• Fretchville Dykes (Q26733816) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 5 February 1836. Assigned as 1836-02
• Alexander Speirs (Q26758594) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 3 March 1836. Assigned as 1836-03
• Richard Sullivan (Q26722397) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 6 May 1836. Assigned as 1836-05
• Sir Robert Vaughan, 2nd Baronet (Q7528861) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 9 June 1836. Assigned as 1836-06
• William Blamire (Q11800932) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 19 August 1836. HoP gives this as 22 August which seems too late. Assigned as 1836-08
• John Temple Leader (Q18954358) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 5 May 1837. Assigned as 1837-05

1832-1834

• George Barrington (Q5536758) resigned, but the date is not known. Writ moved on 25 March 1833. Assigned as 1833-03
• James Cornish (Q49825618) resigned, but the date is not known. The writ seems to have been moved in early February 1834. Assigned as 1834-02
• Rees Howell Gronow (Q7306968) is reported by Rush and other sources as having had his election voided in 1833, but this does not seem to have happened; contemporary reports in Dec 1834 refer to him as a current member in anticipation of dissolution. Listed as member until dissolution.

1830-1831

• Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (Q333220) was returned for two seats, but before deciding which one to take, was appointed to the Lords. Both given as ending on the date of his peerage.

Great Britain (1707-1800)

A reasonable number of members are indexed by term, but without any seat data or dates. Some seat data may be available but not consistently. All members are present but some may simply be indexed as "member of the Parliament of Great Britain" rather than by term.

England (up to 1707)

Terms from 1660 to 1707

A reasonable number of members are indexed by term, but without any seat data or dates. Some seat data may be available but not consistently. All members are present but some may simply be indexed as "member of the Parliament of England"

Terms from 1640 to 1660

A reasonable number of members are indexed by term, but without any seat data or dates. Some seat data may be available but not consistently. It is not comprehensive, and some members may be missing entirely.

Terms from 1509 to 1629

All members in this period have the term and (where known) constituency listed, but do not have any start or end dates. Prior to the mid-sixteenth-century, a substantial number of MPs are missing from the historical record and are not indexed here.

Terms from 1422 to 1504

Very few of these members are indexed in any detail.

Terms from 1386 to 1421

All members in this period have the term and (where known) constituency listed, but do not have any start or end dates. A substantial number of MPs are missing from the historical record and are not indexed here.

Terms before 1386

Very few of these members are indexed in any detail.

General notes

Seats vacant

Between 1923 and 2005, the seats identified as vacant at dissolution are consistent with those in Rallings & Thrasher, British Electoral Facts, table 8.02 (7th edition, 2006), save for a few exceptions noted in the relevant terms. Prior to 1886, Rallings & Thrasher do not list vacant seats. These are noted for each term.