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Droitwich
Double Member Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in the corporation
Number of voters:
14
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 16 Apr. 1754 | Robert Harley |
| Thomas Foley | |
| 30 Mar. 1761 | Thomas Foley |
| Robert Harley | |
| 21 Mar. 1768 | Thomas Foley |
| Robert Harley | |
| 27 May 1768 | Edward Foley vice Thomas Foley, chose to sit for Herefordshire |
| 7 Apr. 1774 | Andrew Foley vice Harley, deceased |
| 31 May 1774 | Rowland Berkeley vice Edward Foley, vacated his seat |
| 15 Oct. 1774 | Thomas Foley jun. |
| Andrew Foley | |
| 27 Nov. 1777 | Edward Winnington vice Thomas Foley, called to the Upper House |
| 15 Sept. 1780 | Andrew Foley |
| Edward Winnington | |
| 5 Apr. 1784 | Andrew Foley |
| Edward Winnington |
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In the first half of the 18th century the representation of Droitwich was usually divided between the Foleys and the Winningtons; from 1750 to 1777 the Foleys controlled both seats; and from 1777 again divided the borough with the Winningtons.
