24-505: Richard Long may refer to: English political figures [ edit ] Richard Long (MP for Old Sarum) , 15th-century MP; see Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) Richard Long (courtier) (c. 1494–1546), Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Henry VIII; knighted in 1537; MP for Southwark (1539) Richard Long (died 1730) (1668–1730), Whig MP for Chippenham, Wiltshire; supporter of
48-485: A 17-year TV career (1987–2003) Richard Long (journalist) (born c. 1940), New Zealand journalist, former editor of The Dominion Richard A. Long (1927–2013), African-American historian Richard H. Long (1865–1957), American businessman and politician Rikard Long (1889–1977), Faroese teacher, writer and politician Dick Long (1924–2021), Australian politician See also [ edit ] Long (Western surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
72-514: A patron in gaining such undue influence . The constituency was on the site of what had been the original settlement of Salisbury , known as Old Sarum . The population and cathedral city had moved in the 14th century to New Sarum, at the foot of the Old Sarum hill. The constituency was abolished under the Reform Act 1832 . In 1295, during the reign of King Edward I , Old Sarum was given
96-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
120-713: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
144-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) Old Sarum was from 1295 until 1832 a parliamentary constituency of England , Great Britain (until 1800), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . It was a so-called rotten borough , with an extremely small electorate that was consequently vastly over-represented and could be used by
168-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
192-402: The 1802 general election : This election for the borough of Old Sarum was held in a temporary booth erected in a cornfield, under a tree which marked the former boundary of the old town, not a vestige of which has been standing in the memory of man, the several burgages which give the right of voting, being now without a dwelling for a human being. Mr Dean, the bailiff of the borough having read
216-546: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
240-645: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
264-675: The 'electing acre'. The last reported contested election in Old Sarum occurred at a by-election in November 1751, after the death of Paul Jodrell. The proprietor at the time, Thomas Pitt, had sold the privilege of choosing the Members to the Pelham Government for £2,000 and a pension of £1,000 a year, but the administration's choice of Simon Fanshawe was opposed by James Pitt (younger brother of George Pitt , Member for Dorset) and by John Thorold. The number of votes for each candidate
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#1732801270823288-830: The Immorality Bill; sheriff of Wiltshire (1702–1703) Richard Long (died 1760) (c. 1691–1760), member of the Long family of Wiltshire ; first son of the above; MP for Chippenham Richard Godolphin Long (1761–1835), another member of the Long family; grandson of the above; MP for Wiltshire (1806–1818) Richard Penruddocke Long (1825–1875), further member of the Long family; MP for Chippenham (1859–1865) and North Wiltshire (1865–1868) Richard Long, 3rd Viscount Long (1892–1967), later member of Wiltshire's Long family; MP for Westbury (1927–1931) Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long (1929–2017), second son of
312-537: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
336-620: The above; Conservative peer Others [ edit ] Richard Long (actor) (1927–1974), American performer best known for the TV series The Big Valley and Nanny and the Professor Richard Long (artist) (born 1945), English sculptor, photographer and painter who, after four nominations, won the Turner Prize in 1989 Richard Long (broadcaster) (born c. 1955), New Zealand newsreader who achieved popularity during
360-452: The family, Lord Camelford , sold the borough to the Earl of Caledon , who owned it until its abolition; the price was reported as £60,000, even though the land and manorial rights were worth £700 a year at most: an indication of the value of a pair of parliamentary seats. At its final election, in 1831, there were eleven voters, all of whom were landowners who lived elsewhere. This made Old Sarum
384-409: The limits of the borough. The above account is thus particularly given to rectify several prevalent mistakes relative to this celebrated borough, and to show that the election is conducted in a manner every way consonant to the law of the land and the constitution of Parliament. Elections in Old Sarum were conducted on a mobile hustings under a specific tree, which died in 1905, in what was known as
408-419: The most notorious of the rotten boroughs, being described as "a wall with two niches". The Reform Act 1832 subsumed the Old Sarum area into an enlarged borough of Wilton . In the last years, the spectacle of an Old Sarum election drew a small crowd to observe the ritual presentation of the two candidates and the hollow call for any further nominations. Stooks Smith quotes a contemporary description dating from
432-441: The old settlement were razed for its materials that were used to construct the new city and Salisbury Cathedral. Evidence of quarrying showed it continued well into the 14th century. Two hundred years later Henry VIII sold the former Royal Castle to Thomas Compton. Despite having no significant population, the borough was organised with a burgage franchise, meaning that the inhabitants of designated houses (burgage tenements) had
456-482: The precept for the election, and caused proclamation thereof, read the bribery act, and gone through all the legal ceremonies, the Rev. Dr Skinner rose and nominated Nicholas Vansittart , and Henry Alexander, Esq. , from a thorough conviction that their public conduct would be such as would give satisfaction and do honour to their constituents. The other electors acquiescing in this nomination and no other candidates offering,
480-488: The proclamation was thrice made for any gentleman disposed to do so, to come forward, the bailiff declared the above two gentlemen to be duly elected. There were five electors present at this election, (beside the bailiff of the borough who lives at Wimborne) viz , the Rev. Dr. Skinner, of the Close ; the Rev. Mr. Burrough, of Abbot's Ann; William Dyke, Esq., of Syrencot; Mr. Massey and Mr. Brunsdon, both occupiers of land within
504-486: The right to send two members to the House of Commons of England even though the site had ceased to be a city with the dissolution of Old Sarum Cathedral in 1226. The seat of the Bishop had moved to New Salisbury – and the location of the new cathedral – in 1217–18. All that remained at Old Sarum was a small hamlet . But that was largely abandoned when Edward II ordered the castle's demolition in 1322. The remains of
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#1732801270823528-502: The right to vote. From at least the 17th century, Old Sarum had no resident voters, but the landowner retained the right to nominate tenants for each of the burgage plots, and they were not required to live there. For many years, the borough was owned by the Pitt family and was their pocket borough : one of its Members in the late 18th century was William Pitt the Elder . In 1802, the head of
552-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Long&oldid=1241235745 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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