Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs).
Monmouthshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1536–1885 | |
Number of members | Two |
Replaced by | North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire, West Monmouthshire |
In 1885 the Monmouthshire constituency was divided to create North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire.
Boundaries
The Monmouthshire constituency covered the county of Monmouth, except that from 1832 there was a borough constituency, Monmouth Boroughs, within the county.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1542–1885
Year | First member | Second member |
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1542 | No names known | |
1545 | Walter Herbert | Charles Herbert [1] |
1547 | Sir Thomas Morgan | William Herbert[1] |
1553 (Mar) | ||
1553 (Oct) | Sir Charles Herbert | Thomas Somerset [1] |
1554 (Apr) | Thomas Herbert | James Gunter [1] |
1554 (Nov) | Thomas Somerset | David Lewis [1] |
1555 | William Herbert | William Morgan [1] |
1558 | Francis Somerset | William Morgan [1] |
1559 (Jan) | William Morgan I | Thomas Herbert [2] |
1562–1563 | Matthew Herbert | George Herbert [2] |
1571 | Charles Somerset | William Morgan [2] |
1572 (May) | Charles Somerset | Henry Herbert[2] |
1584 (Sep) | Sir William Herbert | Edward Morgan [2] |
1586 (Sep) | Sir William Herbert | Edward Morgan [2] |
1588 (Oct) | Thomas Morgan II | William John Proger [2] |
1593 | Sir William Herbert (died in office, 1593) | Edward Kemeys [2] |
1597 (Sep) | Henry Herbert | John Arnold [2] |
1601 (Oct) | Thomas Somerset | Henry Morgan [2] |
1604 | Thomas Somerset | Sir John Herbert |
1614 | Walter Montagu | William Jones |
1621 | Sir Edmund Morgan | Charles Williams |
1624 | Robert Viscount Lisle | Sir William Morgan |
1625 | Robert Viscount Lisle | Sir William Morgan |
1626 | Nicholas Arnold | William Herbert |
1628 | Nicholas Arnold | Nicholas Kemeys |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
Apr 1640 | William Morgan | Walter Rumsey |
Nov 1640 | Sir Charles Williams repl. 1642 by Henry Herbert | William Herbert, disabled 1644 |
1645 | John Herbert | Henry Herbert |
1648 | John Herbert | Henry Herbert |
1653 | Philip Jones | |
MPs 1654–1660
Year | First member | Second member | Third member |
---|---|---|---|
1654 | Richard Cromwell, sat for Hampshire repl. by Thomas Morgan | Philip Jones sat for Glamorgan repl. by Thomas Hughes | Henry Herbert |
1656 | Major General James Berry, sat for Worcestershire repl. by Nathaniel Waterhouse | John Nicholas | Edward Herbert |
1659 | William Morgan | John Nicholas | |
MPs 1660–1885
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 2,000 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Addams Williams | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 2,000 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Addams Williams | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,738 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Addams Williams | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,714 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Addams Williams | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,347 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Williams resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,393 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Somerset was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Granville Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | 2,334 | 34.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Granville Somerset | 2,230 | 33.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Arthur Somerset | 2,187 | 32.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 43 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,376 (est) | 63.9 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,286 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Somerset's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Arthur Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Edward Arthur Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,973 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Edward Arthur Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,099 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Edward Arthur Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Somerset resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Poulett Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Poulett Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,909 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Morgan | 3,761 | 39.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Poulett Somerset | 3,525 | 36.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Morgan-Clifford | 2,338 | 24.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,187 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,981 (est) | 75.0 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,971 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Somerset resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Courtenay Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,630 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Somerset was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Somerset | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Courtenay Morgan | 3,529 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Rolls | 3,294 | 25.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Charles Brodrick | 3,019 | 23.6 | New | |
Liberal | Marshall Warmington | 2,927 | 22.9 | New | |
Majority | 275 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,385 (est) | 75.0 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,518 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
References
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- Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 217–218. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- Escott, Margaret. "Monmouthshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 528–529. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- "The Liberal Candidates for Monmouthshire". South Wales Daily News. 22 August 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Browne Willis (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Or, An History of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs in England and Wales: ... The Whole Extracted from Mss. and Printed Evidences ... R. Gosling.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
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