Bright was selected to fight the seat in the Liberal interest.
He fought the seat again in 1987, with his share of the vote falling slightly to 21.4%.
She next fought the nearby seat of Ilkeston at the 1924 general election.
He fought the seat again in the 1966 general election and this time prevailed by nearly 4,000.
He declined to fight the seat at the general election two months later, instead being returned for Launceston.
He never fought the seat because it lost its two member status for the 1885 general election.
He was re-selected to fight the seat at the next election.
He fought the seat at the general elections in 1922, 1923 and 1924 but was never successful.
He then fought the seat in the 2001 general election.
He unsuccessfully fought the seat again in the December 1910 general election.