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

ParliamentMember1542 William Herbert II1545 William Herbert II1547 William Herbert II1553 (Mar) Richard Herbert1553 (Oct) John ap Edmund1554 (Apr) Richard Lloyd1554 (Nov) Richard Lloyd1555 not known1558 William Herbert II1559 John Man1562/3 John Price1571 Arthur Price1572 Rowland Pugh, thought to be dead repl. 1581 by Richard Herbert I1584 Richard Herbert II1586 Matthew Herbert1588 Rowland Pugh1593 Richard Morgan1597 Thomas Jukes1601 John Harris

1601–1918

ElectionMemberParty 1601 John Harris 1604–1611 Edward Whittingham 1614 Sir John Danvers 1621–1622: Edward Herbert 1624 George Herbert 1625 George Herbert 1626 Sir Henry Herbert 1628 Sir Richard Lloyd November 1640Richard HerbertRoyalistSeptember 1642Herbert disabled from sitting – seat vacant1646George DevereuxDevereux is not known ever to have taken his seat1653Not represented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the ProtectorateJanuary 1659Charles LloydMay 1659Not represented in the restored RumpApril 1660 (Sir) Thomas MyddeltonCreated a baronet, July 1660 1661 John Purcell 1665 Henry Herbert 1679 Matthew Pryce April 1685 William Williams July 1685 Charles Herbert 1691 Price Devereux 1701 John Vaughan 1705 Charles Mason 1708 John Pugh 1727 (Sir) William CorbetCreated a baronet, October 1740 1741 James Cholmondeley 1747 Henry Herbert 1748 Francis Herbert 1754 William Bodvell 1759 Richard Clive 1771 Captain Frederick Cornewall 1774 Whitshed Keene 1818 Henry Clive Tory 1832 David PughOn petition, the election of 1832 was declared void and a by-election held Tory 1833 by-election John Edwards Whig 1841 Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley Conservative 1847 David PughAt 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. Conservative 1861 by-election John Willes-Johnson Conservative 1863 by-election Hon. Charles Hanbury-Tracy Liberal 1877 by-election Hon. Frederick Hanbury-Tracy Liberal 1885 Pryce Pryce-Jones Conservative 1886 Hon. Frederick Hanbury-Tracy Liberal 1892 Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones Conservative 1895 Major Edward Pryce-Jones Conservative 1906 John Rees Liberal Dec 1910 Colonel Edward Pryce-Jones Conservative

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

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; Unionist: Edward Pryce-Jones Liberal: A E O Humphreys Owen

References

D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913) F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)