19-574: George Hay Dawkins-Pennant (born George Hay Dawkins ; 20 February 1764 – 17 December 1840) was a British politician who represented Newark and New Romney in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1814 to 1830. George Hay Dawkins was born on 20 February 1764 in Penrhyn Castle , Llandygai . He was the second son of politician Henry Dawkins , who owned slave plantations in
38-559: A parliamentary borough in the 1660s, in recognition of the town's royalist sympathies during the English Civil War . It was eventually enfranchised by a royal charter in early 1673, which gave the rights of election to the mayor and aldermen. However, the freemen of the town contested this, and held a separate election in which they selected a different member to the aldermen. The dispute in Parliament lasted until 1677, when
57-403: A parliamentary by-election for the constituency of Newark after Sir Stapleton Cotton left the seat, and was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 19 May. Dawkins-Pennant represented Newark until the 1818 United Kingdom general election , when he was replaced by Sir William Henry Clinton . In the 1820 United Kingdom general election , Dawkins-Pennant was again elected to
76-750: Is a constituency in Nottinghamshire , England . It is represented by Robert Jenrick of the Conservative Party , who won the seat in a by-election on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer in April 2014. 1918–1950 : The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Bingham, Newark, and Southwell. 1950–1955 : The Municipal Borough of Newark, the Urban District of Mansfield Woodhouse, and
95-576: The Labour Party held Newark (on substantially different boundaries to the present ones) from 1950 until 1979, when it was taken by the Conservatives ' Richard Alexander . Alexander lost his seat during Labour's landslide victory at the 1997 general election . The victorious Labour candidate, Fiona Jones , was convicted of electoral fraud and expelled from the House of Commons in 1999 over misrepresented election expenses. The conviction
114-448: The right to buy . Nonetheless, there is a minority of social housing but the proportion is lower than the national average across the three districts. Labour held the seat for one term following their 1997 landslide victory, but subsequent major boundary changes have brought in more rural areas and made the seat into one of the most strongly Conservative voting in the UK, with it now being
133-417: The 2nd Baron Penrhyn. Emma Elizabeth Alicia Dawkins-Pennant married in 1831 Thomas-Charles, Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley (d. 1863). He left £140,000. She had children with him and his successor, also Lord Sudeley. This article about a member of Parliament representing an English constituency is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Newark (UK Parliament constituency) Newark
152-675: The British colony of Jamaica , and his wife Lady Juliana Colyear. In 1807, Dawkins married Sophia Mary Maude, the daughter of Cornwallis Maude, 1st Viscount Hawarden . A year later, his second cousin Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn died and left his estate to Dawkins, who changed his surname to Dawkins-Pennant to inherit it. In 1814, Henry died, leaving four sugar plantations and their slaves in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica to Dawkins-Pennant. In 1814, Dawkins-Pennant ran in
171-572: The District of Bassetlaw wards of East Markham, Rampton, Tuxford, and Trent, and the Borough of Rushcliffe wards of Bingham East, Bingham West, Cranmer, Oak, and Thoroton. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020): The constituency saw minor boundary changes, primarily due to
190-688: The House of Commons representing New Romney until the 1830 general election . Like Richard, Dawkins-Pennant was an advocate of proslavery thought , sitting on the pro-slavery West India Committee . After the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 abolished slavery in Jamaica, Dawkins-Pennant received compensation for the emancipation of the 650 slaves he owned under the Slave Compensation Act 1837 . Best known for his development of
209-478: The Penrhyn estates, he died immensely wealthy, leaving £600,000. Dawkins-Pennant had two children with his first wife, Juliana Isabella Mary and Emma Elizabeth Alicia. In 1814, he married Elizabeth Bouverie, the daughter of William Henry Bouverie . Juliana married Colonel Edward Gordon Douglas in 1833. They had two children, of which eldest son George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant succeeded his father in 1886 as
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#1732781171863228-811: The Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell. 1955–1983 : The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell. 1983–2010 : The District of Newark wards of Beacon, Bridge, Bullpit Pinfold, Castle, Caunton, Collingham, Devon, Elston, Farndon, Magnus, Meering, Milton Lowfield, Muskham, Southwell East, Southwell West, Sutton on Trent, Trent, and Winthorpe, and the District of Bassetlaw wards of East Markham, East Retford East, East Retford North, East Retford West, Elkesley, Trent, and Tuxford. 2010–2024 : The District of Newark and Sherwood wards of Balderton North, Balderton West, Beacon, Bridge, Castle, Caunton, Collingham and Meering, Devon, Farndon, Lowdham, Magnus, Muskham, Southwell East, Southwell North, Southwell West, Sutton-on-Trent, Trent, and Winthorpe,
247-600: The charter was withdrawn and a new one issued, causing a fresh election in which all inhabitants paying scot and lot could vote. In 1685, a third charter was issued, giving the right of election to all forty-shilling freeholders . The borough constituency existed until 1885, when it was replaced by a county division of the same name under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 . The future Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone , began his political career as Member of Parliament for Newark from 1832 to 1845. More recently,
266-604: The only Conservative seat in Nottinghamshire after the 2024 General Election result. General Election 1914–15 : Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; 53°06′N 0°54′W / 53.10°N 0.90°W / 53.10; -0.90 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies Too Many Requests If you report this error to
285-544: The redrawing of local authority ward boundaries. Following a further local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the parts in the Borough of Rushcliffe now comprise the following wards from the 2024 general election: The constituency covers large parts of the Newark and Sherwood district which encompasses the east of Nottinghamshire , as such includes the towns of Newark-on-Trent and Southwell , and
304-717: The town of Retford to the Bassetlaw constituency (although Newark still has a smaller part of the Bassetlaw district), but gained land in and around Bingham from the Rushcliffe constituency, thus making it much safer Conservative territory. Following an investigation by Commons authorities finding that Mr Mercer had engaged in paid lobbying, not properly reported the income or declared his interest, and repeatedly seriously denigrated other members, Patrick Mercer stepped down as MP for Newark on 30 April 2014. Robert Jenrick
323-530: The villages of Collingham and Sutton-on-Trent . It also covers parts of the Bassetlaw and Rushcliffe areas including Markham Moor and Bingham . Newark was the last borough to be added to the Unreformed House of Commons which took place in 1673, prior to the Reform Act 1832 . It returned two representatives to Parliament from 1673 until 1885. Newark petitioned for enfranchisement as
342-503: Was elected in the subsequent by-election, in the Conservative Party's largest by-election majority for four decades. He was appointed on 24 July 2019 as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Many towns are historic in architecture with many well-preserved listed buildings whereas much of the council housing in the constituency has been privately acquired under
361-487: Was later overturned upon appeal and she returned to Parliament. However, Jones lost her seat at the 2001 general election to Patrick Mercer of the Conservatives, who held it until 2014. Mercer held the position of Shadow Minister for Homeland Security from June 2003 until March 2007, when he was forced to resign following racially contentious comments made to The Times . The Newark constituency in 2010 lost
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