Parliamentary representation from Devon
# Parliamentary representation from Devon

The historic county of Devon in south west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Devon.

In 1889 Devon became an administrative county. Unlike many other counties there has been no major change between the historic and administrative county boundaries. The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Devon (if any). The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

## List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbreviations:-

* (Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.

### Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ashburton | BC | 1298 | 1301 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Ashburton | BC | 1640 | 1868 | 2 (1640–1832) | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Ashburton | BC | 1640 | 1868 | 1 (1832–1868) | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Ashburton | CC | 1885 | 1918 | 1 | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Barnstaple | BC (1295-1885) | 1295 | 1950 | 2 (1295-1654) | |
| Barnstaple | BC (1295-1885) | 1295 | 1950 | 1 (1654–1659) | |
| Barnstaple | BC (1295-1885) | 1295 | 1950 | 2 (1659–1885) | |
| Barnstaple | CC (1885–1950) | 1295 | 1950 | 1 (1885–1950) | |
| Bere Alston | BC | 1584 | 1832 | 2 | Also spelt Beeralston. Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Dartmouth | BC | 1298 | 1301 | 2 | Includes Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness 1654-1659 |
| Dartmouth | BC | 1351 | 1868 | 2 (1351-1654) | Includes Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness 1654-1659 |
| Dartmouth | BC | 1351 | 1868 | 1 (1654–1659) | Includes Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness 1654-1659 |
| Dartmouth | BC | 1351 | 1868 | 2 (1659–1832) | Includes Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness 1654-1659 |
| Dartmouth | BC | 1351 | 1868 | 1 (1832–1868) | Includes Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness 1654-1659 |
| Central Devon | CC | next | * | 1 | |
| Devon | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 2 (1290-1654) | |
| Devon | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 11 (1654–1659) | |
| Devon | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 2 (1659–1832) | |
| East Devon | CC | 1868 | 1885 | 2 | |
| East Devon | CC | 1997 | * | 1 | |
| North Devon | CC | 1832 | 1885 | 2 | |
| North Devon | CC | 1950 | * | 1 | |
| South Devon | CC | 1832 | 1885 | 2 | |
| South West Devon | CC | 1997 | * | 1 | |
| West Devon | CC | 1974 | 1983 | 1 | |
| Devonport | BC | 1832 | 1918 | 2 | |
| Exeter | BC | 1295 | * | 2 (1295-1885) | |
| Exeter | BC | 1295 | * | 1 (1885-*) | |
| Honiton | BC | 1301 | 1307 | 2 | |
| Honiton | BC (1640–1885) | 1640 | 1997 | 2 (1640–1654) | |
| Honiton | BC (1640–1885) | 1640 | 1997 | 1 (1654–1659) | |
| Honiton | BC (1640–1885) | 1640 | 1997 | 2 (1659–1885) | |
| Honiton | CC (1885–1997) | 1640 | 1997 | 1 (1885–1997) | |
| Newton Abbot | CC | next | * | 1 | |
| Okehampton | BC | 1301 | 1307 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Okehampton | BC | 1640 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Plymouth | BC | 1298 | 1301 | 2 | |
| Plymouth | BC | 1442 | 1918 | 2 | |
| Plymouth Devonport | BC | 1918 | next | 1 | |
| Plymouth Drake | BC | 1918 | 1950 | 1 | |
| Plymouth Drake | BC | 1974 | 1997 | 1 | |
| Plymouth Moor View | BC | next | * | 1 | |
| Plymouth Sutton | BC | 1918 | next | 1 | |
| Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | BC | next | * | 1 | |
| Plympton Erle | BC | 1295 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| South Hams | CC | 1983 | 1997 | 1 | |
| South Molton | CC | 1885 | 1950 | 1 | |
| Tavistock | BC | 1295 | 1296 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Tavistock | BC (1330-1885) | 1330 | 1974 | 2 (1330-1868) | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Tavistock | CC (1885–1974) | 1330 | 1974 | 1 (1868–1974) | Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| Teignbridge | CC | 1983 | next | 1 | |
| Tiverton | BC (1621–1885) | 1621 | 1997 | 2 (1621–1654) | |
| Tiverton | BC (1621–1885) | 1621 | 1997 | 1 (1654–1659) | |
| Tiverton | BC (1621–1885) | 1621 | 1997 | 2 (1659–1885) | |
| Tiverton | CC (1885–1997) | 1621 | 1997 | 1 (1885–1997) | |
| Tiverton and Honiton | CC | 1997 | * | 1 | |
| Torbay | BC | 1974 | * | 1 | |
| Torquay | CC (1885–1950) | 1885 | 1974 | 1 | |
| Torquay | BC (1950–1974) | 1885 | 1974 | 1 | |
| Torridge and West Devon | CC | 1983 | * | 1 | |
| Torrington | BC | 1295 | 1307 | 2 | |
| Torrington | CC | 1950 | 1974 | 1 | |
| Totnes | BC | 1295 | 1868 | 2 (1295-1654) | |
| Totnes | BC | 1295 | 1868 | 1 (1654–1659) | |
| Totnes | BC | 1295 | 1868 | 2 (1659–1868) | |
| Totnes | CC | 1885 | 1983 | 1 | |
| Totnes | CC | 1997 | * | 1 | |

### Constituencies mostly in another historic county

| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Periods constituencies represented

| | 1290–1295 | 1295–1296 | 1296–1298 | 1298–1301 | 1301–1307 | 1307–1330 | 1330–1351 | 1351–1442 | 1442–1584 | 1584–1621 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ashburton | | | | 1298–1301 | | | | | | |
| Barnstaple | | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 |
| Bere Alston | | | | | | | | | | 1584–1654 |
| Dartmouth | | | | 1298–1301 | | | | 1351–1868 | 1351–1868 | 1351–1868 |
| Devon | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 |
| Exeter | | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* |
| Honiton | | | | | 1301–1307 | | | | | |
| Okehampton | | | | | 1301–1307 | | | | | |
| Plymouth | | | | 1298–1301 | | | | | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 |
| Plympton Erle | | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 |
| Tavistock | | 1295–1296 | | | | | 1330–1654 | 1330–1654 | 1330–1654 | 1330–1654 |
| Torrington | | 1295–1307 | 1295–1307 | 1295–1307 | 1295–1307 | | | | | |
| Totnes | | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 |
| | 1621–1640 | 1640–1654 | 1654–1659 | 1659–1832 | 1832–1868 | 1868–1885 | 1885–1918 | 1918–1950 | 1950–1974 |
| Ashburton | | 1640–1654 | | 1659–1868 | 1659–1868 | | | | |
| Barnstaple | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | 1295–1950 | |
| Bere Alston | 1584–1654 | 1584–1654 | | 1659–1832 | | | | | |
| Dartmouth | 1351–1868 | 1351–1868 | 1351–1868 | 1351–1868 | 1351–1868 | | | | |
| Devon | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | | | | | |
| East Devon | | | | | | 1868–1885 | | | |
| North Devon | | | | | 1832–1885 | 1832–1885 | | | 1950–* |
| South Devon | | | | | 1832–1885 | 1832–1885 | | | |
| Devonport | | | | | 1832–1918 | 1832–1918 | 1832–1918 | | |
| Exeter | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* |
| Honiton | | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 |
| Okehampton | | 1640–1654 | | 1659–1832 | | | | | |
| Plymouth | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 | 1442–1918 | | |
| Plymouth Devonport | | | | | | | | 1918–next | 1918–next |
| Plymouth Drake | | | | | | | | 1918–1950 | |
| Plymouth Sutton | | | | | | | | 1918–next | 1918–next |
| Plympton Erle | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | | 1659–1832 | | | | | |
| South Molton | | | | | | | 1885–1950 | 1885–1950 | |
| Tavistock | 1330–1654 | 1330–1654 | | 1659–1974 | 1659–1974 | 1659–1974 | 1659–1974 | 1659–1974 | 1659–1974 |
| Tiverton | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 |
| Torquay | | | | | | | 1885–1974 | 1885–1974 | 1885–1974 |
| Torrington | | | | | | | | | 1950–1974 |
| Totnes | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | 1295–1868 | | 1885–1983 | 1885–1983 | 1885–1983 |
| | 1974–1983 | 1983–1997 | 1997–next | next–* |
| Central Devon | | | | next–* |
| East Devon | | | 1997–* | 1997–* |
| North Devon | 1950–* | 1950–* | 1950–* | 1950–* |
| South West Devon | | | 1997–* | 1997–* |
| West Devon | 1974–1983 | | | |
| Exeter | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* | 1295–* |
| Honiton | 1640–1997 | 1640–1997 | | |
| Newton Abbot | | | | next–* |
| Plymouth Devonport | 1918–next | 1918–next | 1918–next | |
| Plymouth Drake | 1974–1997 | 1974–1997 | | |
| Plymouth Moor View | | | | next–* |
| Plymouth Sutton | 1974–next | 1974–next | 1974–next | |
| Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | | | | next–* |
| South Hams | | 1983–1997 | | |
| Teignbridge | | 1983–next | 1983–next | |
| Tiverton | 1621–1997 | 1621–1997 | | |
| Tiverton and Honiton | | | 1997–* | 1997–* |
| Torbay | 1974–* | 1974–* | 1974–* | 1974–* |
| Torridge and West Devon | | 1983–* | 1983–* | 1983–* |
| Totnes | 1885–1983 | | 1997–* | 1997–* |

## Summaries

### Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Note: Dates of representation prior to 1509 are provisional.

| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1296 | 1298 | 1301 | 1307 | 1330 | 1351 | 1442 | 1584 | 1621 | 1640 | 1654 | 1659 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 | 1918 | 1950 | 1974 | 1983 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough | - | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| County | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Type | 1997 | next |
| Borough | 4 | 4 |
| County | 7 | 8 |
| Total | 11 | 12 |

### Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period

| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1296 | 1298 | 1301 | 1307 | 1330 | 1351 | 1442 | 1584 | 1621 | 1640 | 1654 | 1659 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 | 1918 | 1950 | 1974 | 1983 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough | - | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| County | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Type | 1997 | next |
| Borough | 4 | 4 |
| County | 7 | 8 |
| Total | 11 | 12 |
