development, some of the Pittite members, including the younger William Pitt himself, one of the members for the university from 1784 to 1806, described themselves as Whigs. As time passed, the division between the 19th century Tory and Whig parties became clearer. The future Prime Minister, Viscount Palmerston, retained his university seat as a Whig after he left the Tory ranks, but in 1831 he was defeated. After Palmerston ceased to represent the university he was elected by a territorial constituency. From then until the 1920s, all of the university's members were Tories and/or Conservatives. Even after the introduction of the single transferable vote in 1918, most of the members continued to be elected as Conservatives. Members of Parliament This is a list of people who have been elected to represent this university in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1603 to 1660 Constituency created 1603 1660 to 1784 1784 to 1950 Notes:- 1 Pitt called himself a Whig, but is usually retrospectively regarded as a Tory since most of his followers (whether their background was in the Whig or Tory tradition) came to call themselves the Tory Party in the decade after Pitt's death. 2 Jebb died on 10 December 1905 – seat vacant at dissolution. 3 Co. is an abbreviation for Coalition. 4 Ind. is an abbreviation for Independent. 5 Sir Geoffrey G. Butler died on 2 May 1929 – seat vacant at dissolution. Elections before 1715 Election by Block Vote 1715–1918 Elections in the 1710s Elections in the 1720s Death of Paske Note (1722): Stooks Smith gives Willoughby 319 votes. Note (1727): Unusually, for a pre-1832 election, Stooks Smith records the total number of electors for the constituency as well as the number who voted; so a turnout figure can be calculated. Elections in the 1730s Note (1734): Goodrick was an Opposition Whig Elections in the 1740s Seat vacated when Finch was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber Elections in the 1750s Seat vacated when Finch was appointed to an office Elections in the 1760s Seat vacated when Finch was appointed to an office Elections in the 1770s Seat vacated on the appointment of Yorke as Lord Chancellor Seat vacated on the appointment of de Grey as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas Succession of Granby as the 4th Duke of Rutland Elections in the 1780s Note (1780): Stooks Smith records Townshend as getting 237