▁transfer ▁its ▁two ▁seats ▁to ▁Manchester , ▁but ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁a ▁T ory ▁majority ▁opposed ▁to ▁Reform ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁defeated . ▁ ▁Un like ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁ro tt en ▁bor ough s ▁before ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Pen ry n ▁was ▁a ▁town ▁of ▁reasonable ▁size : ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁was ▁ 3 , 2 5 1 , ▁and ▁contained ▁ 6 5 4 ▁houses , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁big ▁enough ▁for ▁Pen ry n ▁to ▁retain ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁two ▁MP s ▁under ▁the ▁Reform ▁Act . ▁However , ▁neighbour ing ▁Fal mouth ▁was ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁town ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁bor ough ▁representation ; ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁therefore ▁taken ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁boundaries ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁Fal mouth , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁parts ▁of ▁Bud ock ▁and ▁St ▁G lu vi as , ▁which ▁raised ▁the ▁population ▁to ▁ 1 1 , 8 8 1 . ▁This ▁newly ▁del ine ated ▁bor ough , ▁which ▁elected ▁two ▁MP s , ▁was ▁renamed ▁Pen ry n ▁and ▁Fal mouth . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁MP s ▁ 1 5 5 3 – 1 6 2 9 ▁ ▁MP s ▁ 1 6 4 0 – 1 8 3 2 ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable " ▁| - ▁! Year !! !! First ▁member !! First ▁party !! !! Second ▁member !! Second ▁party ▁|