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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
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.
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
1601–1918
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
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
Elections in the 1860s
Pugh's death caused a by-election.
Willes-Johnson's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Hanbury-Tracy succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Sudeley.
Elections in the 1880s
Pryce-Jones
Elections in the 1890s
Philipps
Elections in the 1900s
Rees
Elections in the 1910s
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;
References
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"History of Parliament" . History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 November 2011 .
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"History of Parliament" . History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 November 2011 .
^ Devereux is not known ever to have taken his seat
^ Created a baronet, July 1660
^ Created a baronet, October 1740
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The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive . London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via
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^ On petition, the election of 1832 was declared void and a by-election held
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Churton, Edward (1838).
The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer . p. 80. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via
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^ At the election of 1847,
Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley and
David Pugh tied, with 389 votes each, and the
returning officer made a double return. However, when a petition was lodged against Cholmondeley he decided not to defend his claim, and Pugh took the seat.
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"Montgomery Boroughs" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
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"Election Intelligence" . Exeter and Plymouth Gazette . 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Montgomeryshire Boroughs" . Evening Mail . 12 July 1852. p. 5. Retrieved 22 August 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Political Intelligence" . Brighton Gazette . 6 August 1863. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"File NLW ex 1977 – Thomas L. Hampton Canvass Book" .
National Library of Wales . Retrieved 5 March 2018 .
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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)