John Laurie (1797 – 2 August 1864) was a

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politician. Laurie was first elected Conservative MP for

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at a by-election in 1854—caused by the constituency's result at the 1852 general election being declared void on petition due to bribery, leading to the writ for the seat also being suspended in 1853. However, Laurie's term was short-lived after, upon petition, he was unseated in March 1855, due to bribery. He later regained the seat in 1857 and held it until 1859 when he did not seek re-election.

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* 1797 births 1864 deaths UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Barnstaple {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1790s-stub