Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Robert King-Harman | Conservative | |
| 1888 by-election | James Lowther | Conservative | |
| 1904 by-election | Harry Hananel Marks | Conservative | |
| 1910 (Jan) | Norman Carlyle Craig | Conservative | |
| 1918 | Coalition Conservative | ||
| 1919 by-election | Esmond Harmsworth | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Harold Balfour | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Edward Carson | Conservative | |
| 1953 by-election | William Rees-Davies | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished and replaced by Thanet West and Thanet East | ||
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