[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

He vacated his seat upon appointment as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury so as to seek re-election.

Brighton returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

[3] The local Liberal Association selected 42-year-old Ernest Villiers as their candidate.

After three years as a curate in Halifax, he became rector of Haveringland, Norfolk.