North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Northern Monmouthshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members one
Replaced by Monmouth and Pontypool
Created from Monmouthshire

Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the Petty Sessional Divisions of:

On abolition by the Representation of the People Act 1918, the area of the constituency was included in the Monmouth and Pontypool constituencies.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Thomas Phillips Price Liberal
1895 Reginald McKenna Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: North Monmouthshire [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Phillips Price 5,693 n/a
Conservative John Allan Rolls 3,236 n/a
Majority 2,457 n/a
Turnout n/a
Liberal win (new seat)
General Election 1886: North Monmouthshire [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Phillips Price 4,688
Conservative E Jones 3,285
Majority 1,403
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: North Monmouthshire [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Phillips Price 5,020
Conservative John Allan Rolls 3,863
Majority 1,157
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
McKenna
General Election 1895: North Monmouthshire [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reginald McKenna 4,965
Conservative William Ellis Hume Williams 4,203
Majority 762
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: North Monmouthshire [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reginald McKenna 5,130
Conservative John de Fonblanque Pennefather 3,740
Majority 1,399
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1906: North Monmouthshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reginald McKenna 7,730
Conservative Sir Charles Campbell 3,155
Majority 4,575
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: North Monmouthshire [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rt Hon. Reginald McKenna 8,596
Conservative Evelyn George Massey Carmichael 4,335
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election December 1910: North Monmouthshire [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rt Hon. Reginald McKenna 7,722
Conservative David Ellis Williams 4,586
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

  1. ↑ Schedule Seven, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. C. 23)
  2. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  4. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  5. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  6. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  8. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  9. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  10. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  11. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

Sources


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