Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Lord Edward Cavendish | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1891 by-election | Victor Christian William Cavendish | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1908 by-election | Earl of Kerry | Liberal Unionist | |
| 1918 | Charles Frederick White | Liberal | |
| 1923 | Marquess of Hartington | Conservative | |
| 1938 by-election | Henry Philip Hunloke | Conservative | |
| 1944 by-election | Charles Frederick White | Independent Labour | |
| 1945 | Labour | ||
| 1950 | Edward Wakefield | Conservative | |
| 1962 by-election | Aidan Crawley | Conservative | |
| 1967 by-election | James Scott-Hopkins | Conservative | |
| 1979 | Matthew Parris | Conservative | |
| 1986 by-election | Patrick McLoughlin | Conservative | |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Derbyshire Dales | ||
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“The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as the members are elected, the people is enslaved; it is nothing. In the brief moment of its freedom, the English people makes such a use of that freedom that it deserves to lose it.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)