Montgomery was a constituency in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons of Great Britain and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one MP, but was abolished in 1918.
Montgomery | |
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Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
1542–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Replaced by | Montgomeryshire |
After 1832 the constituency was more usually called the Montgomery Boroughs or Montgomery District of Boroughs.
Boundaries
1885–1918
The constituency comprised the boroughs of Montgomery, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Newtown and Welshpool.
Members of Parliament
1542–1640
Parliament | Member |
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1542 | William Herbert II[1] |
1545 | William Herbert II[1] |
1547 | William Herbert II[1] |
1553 (Mar) | Richard Herbert[1] |
1553 (Oct) | John ap Edmund[1] |
1554 (Apr) | Richard Lloyd[1] |
1554 (Nov) | Richard Lloyd[1] |
1555 | not known |
1558 | William Herbert II[1] |
1559 | John Man[2] |
1562/3 | John Price |
1571 | Arthur Price |
1572 | Rowland Pugh, thought to be dead repl. 1581 by Richard Herbert I |
1584 | Richard Herbert II |
1586 | Matthew Herbert |
1588 | Rowland Pugh |
1593 | Richard Morgan |
1597 | Thomas Jukes |
1601 | John Harris |
1601–1918
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Henry Clive (MP) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 135 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Henry Clive (MP) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 135 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | David Pugh | 335 | 51.1 | ||
Whig | John Edwards | 321 | 48.9 | ||
Majority | 14 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 656 | 90.7 | |||
Registered electors | 723 | ||||
Tory hold |
The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Edwards | 331 | 50.8 | +1.9 | |
Tory | Panton Corbett | 321 | 49.2 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 10 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 652 | 90.2 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 723 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Edwards | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 899 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Edwards | 472 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Panton Corbett | 443 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 29 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 915 | 88.2 | |||
Registered electors | 1,037 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Cholmondeley | 464 | 51.5 | +3.1 | |
Whig | John Edwards | 437 | 48.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 27 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 901 | 90.6 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 995 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pugh | 389 | 50.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hugh Cholmondeley | 389 | 50.0 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 778 | 79.2 | −11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 982 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
With both Cholmondeley and Pugh receiving the same number of votes, both were declared elected by the returning officer. However, Cholmondeley decided against defending his claim for the seat and Pugh was declared the only elected candidate.
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pugh | 435 | 59.2 | +9.2 | |
Radical | George Hammond Whalley[12][13] | 300 | 40.8 | New | |
Majority | 135 | 18.4 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 735 | 73.3 | −5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,003 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pugh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 927 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pugh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 900 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Pugh's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Willes-Johnson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Willes-Johnson's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 439 | 57.1 | New | |
Conservative | Charles Vaughan Pugh[14] | 330 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 109 | 14.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 769 | 82.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 933 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 437 | 54.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Lewis Hampton[15] | 372 | 46.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 65 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 809 | 83.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 965 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,559 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,839 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Hanbury-Tracy succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Sudeley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,447 | 56.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Vane-Tempest | 1,118 | 43.6 | New | |
Majority | 329 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,565 | 88.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,914 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,572 | 56.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,211 | 43.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 361 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,783 | 89.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,120 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,409 | 51.5 | +8.0 | |
Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,326 | 48.5 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 83 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,735 | 91.2 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,999 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,424 | 53.2 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,251 | 46.8 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 173 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,675 | 89.2 | −2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,999 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,406 | 52.2 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,288 | 47.8 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 118 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,694 | 91.8 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,936 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,435 | 51.5 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Owen Philipps | 1,351 | 48.5 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 84 | 3.0 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,786 | 91.9 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,030 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,478 | 53.0 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | John Albert Bright | 1,309 | 47.0 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 169 | 6.0 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,787 | 86.3 | −5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,229 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rees | 1,541 | 51.4 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,458 | 48.6 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 83 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,999 | 90.5 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,313 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rees | 1,539 | 50.2 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,526 | 49.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.4 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,065 | 91.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,354 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,522 | 50.9 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | John Rees | 1,468 | 49.1 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 54 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,990 | 89.1 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,354 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.1 |
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Edward Pryce-Jones
- Liberal: A E O Humphreys Owen
References
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [1]
- The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)