Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glamorganshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1536–1885 | |
| Number of members | two |
| Replaced by | East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda |
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of Glamorganshire.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1541-1832
| Year | Member |
|---|---|
| 1541 | Sir George Herbert |
| 1545 | not known |
| 1547 | John Bassett II |
| 1553 (Mar) | George Mathew |
| 1553 (Oct) | Anthony Mansell |
| 1554 (Apr) | Edward Mansell |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir Edward Carne |
| 1555 | not known |
| 1558 | William Herbert I |
| 1559 | William Herbert I |
| 1562/3 | William Bassett I |
| 1571 | William Bassett I |
| 1572 | William Herbert II, died and replaced 1577 by William Mathew |
| 1584 | Robert Sidney |
| 1586 | Thomas Carne |
| 1588 | Thomas Carne |
| 1593 | Sir Robert Sidney |
| 1597 | Sir Thomas Mansell |
| 1601 | Sir John Herbert |
| 1604 | Philip Herbert, ennobled and replaced 1505 by Sir Thomas Mansell |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Mansell |
| 1621 | William Price |
| 1624 | Sir Robert Mansell |
| 1625 | Sir Robert Mansell |
| 1626 | Sir John Stradling |
| 1628 | Sir Robert Mansell |
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Edward Stradling |
| 1640 (Nov) | Philip, Lord Herbert (inherited peerage 1649) |
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | Philip Jones Edmund Thomas |
| 1656 | Philip Jones Edmund Thomas |
| 1659 | Evan Seys |
| 1660 | Sir Edward Mansel |
| 1661 | William Herbert, later Earl of Pembroke |
| 1670 | Sir Edward Mansel |
| 1679 | Bussy Mansel |
| 1681 | Sir Edward Mansel |
| 1689 | Bussy Mansel |
| 1699 | Thomas Mansel, later Baron Mansel |
| 1712 | Robert Jones |
| 1716 | Sir Charles Kemys |
| 1734 | William Talbot, later Earl Talbot |
| 1737 | Bussy Mansel, later Baron Mansel |
| 1745 | Thomas Mathews |
| 1747 | Charles Edwin |
| 1756 | Thomas William Mathews |
| 1761 | Sir Edmund Thomas |
| 1767 | Richard Turbervill |
| 1768 | George Venables-Vernon, later Baron Vernon |
| 1780 | Charles Edwin |
| 1789–1814 | Thomas Wyndham |
| 1814 | Benjamin Hall |
| 1817 | Sir Christopher Cole |
| 1818 | John Edwards |
| 1820 | Sir Christopher Cole |
| 1830 | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot |
[edit] MPs 1832-1885
| Election | First member | 1st Party | 2nd member | 2nd Party | ||
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| 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | |||||
| 1832 | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Liberal | Lewis Weston Dillwyn | |||
| 1837 | Edwin Wyndham-Quin, Viscount Adare | |||||
| 1851 | Sir George Tyler | |||||
| 1857 | Sir Henry Hussey Vivian | |||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | |||||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- A map of Glamorganshire in 1885, showing its new divisions.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- Boundary Commission review Original Map from 1832 showing Glamorganshire constituency
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