The 1894 Montgomery by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 March 1894 for the British House of Commons constituency of Montgomeryshire, known at the time as Montgomery.
Cause The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Stuart Rendel, was elevated to the peerage.
Candidates Two candidates were nominated.
Arthur Humphreys-Owen was a Welsh barrister, landowner, sometime Deputy Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, and was chairman of Montgomeryshire County Council for a time. He was the Liberal Party candidate and held the seat in the by-election.
Watkin Williams-Wynn was a Welsh soldier, landowner and Master of the Flint and Denbigh Foxhounds."Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn". Obituary. The Times (52169). 27 November 1951. p. 6. He was the Conservative Party candidate.
Result
See also Montgomeryshire constituency List of United Kingdom by-elections
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