May
1705
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Contested
GENERAL ELECTION
In the general election of May 1705, 40 people voted. There were 3 candidates, with Hugh Fortescue & William Hodges elected.
Poll book data from:
Holding: Devon Heritage Centre
Citation: 1262M/0/O/EP/1
Source: James Harris, ‘Partisanship and Popular Politics in a Cornish “Pocket” Borough, 1660–1714’, Parliamentary History, 37 (2018), 350–68.
Timeline & Key Statistics
Contexts & Remarks
- In 1705, the Tory Chester Nance was defeated by two Whig candidates, Sir William Hodges and Hugh Fortescue.
- Nance's petition to the House of Commons challenging the result was later withdrawn.
- The poll book forms part of the Fortescue family papers. Several voters are noted as not paying scot and lot.
Poll Book
Below is a digitised version of the poll book for this election:
