June
1816
Liverpool
Contested
BY ELECTION
In the by-election of June 1816, 2034 people voted. There were 2 candidates, with George Canning I elected.
Poll book data from:
Citation: The poll for the election… (Liverpool: J. Gore, [1816])
Source: John Sims (ed.), A Handlist of British Parliamentary Poll Books (Leicester, 1984); Jeremy Gibson and Colin Rogers (eds.), Poll Books, 1696–1872: A Directory of Holdings in Great Britain (4th edn., Bury, 2008).
Timeline & Key Statistics
Contexts & Remarks
- Following his appointment to office as president of the Board of Control, George Canning was obliged to seek re-election at Liverpool. He comfortably defeated Thomas Leyland, a slave trader and former banking partner of William Roscoe.
People & Places
Cultural Artefacts
Poll Book
Below is a digitised version of the poll book for this election:
