Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire, Wales. 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: Abergavenny (The civil parishes of Abergavenny, Abergavenny Rural, Bwlch-Trewyn, Cwmyoy Upper, Cwmyoy Lower, Llanellen, Llanfoist, Llangattock, Llingoed, Llangattock-nigh-Usk, Llanover Lower, Llansaintffraed, Llanthewy-Rytherch, Llanthewy-Skirrid, Llantillio-Pertholey, Llanvapley, Llanvetherine, Llanvihangel-Crucorney, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk, Llanwenarth Citra, Llanwenarth Ultra and Oldcastle) Pontypool (Abersychan, Blaenavon, Glascoed, Goytre, Llanvair Kilgedin, Llanhilleth, Llanvihangel-Pontymoile, Llanfrechfa (Upper), Mamhilad, Panteg, Pontypool and Trevethin) and Skenfrith (Grosmont, Llangattock Vibon Avel, Llangua, Llantilio Crossenny, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern and St Maughans, Skenfrith)Schedule Seven, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. C. 23)
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
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
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; Liberal: Reginald McKenna Unionist: David Ellis Williams Labour: James Winstone
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