Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)
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Montgomery was a constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member, but was abolished in 1918.
After 1832 the constituency was more usually called the Montgomery Boroughs or Montgomery District of Boroughs.
[edit] Boundaries
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] 1542-1640
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| Parliament |
Member |
| 1542 |
William Herbert II [1] |
| 1545 |
William Herbert II [1] |
| 1547 |
William Herbert II [1] |
| 1553 (Mar) |
Richard Herbert [1] |
| 1553 (Oct) |
John ap Edmund [1] |
| 1554 (Apr) |
Richard Lloyd [1] |
| 1554 (Nov) |
Richard Lloyd [1] |
| 1555 |
not known |
| 1558 |
William Herbert II [1] |
| 1559 |
John Man [1] |
| 1562/3 |
John Price |
| 1571 |
Arthur Price |
| 1572 |
Rowland Pugh, thought to be dead
repl. 1581 by Richard Herbert I |
| 1584 |
Richard Herbert II |
| 1586 |
Matthew Herbert |
| 1588 |
Rowland Pugh |
| 1593 |
Richard Morgan |
| 1597 |
Thomas Jukes |
| 1601 |
John Harris |
[edit] 1601-1918
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/montgomery-boroughs. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ Devereux is not known ever to have taken his seat
- ^ Created a baronet, July 1660
- ^ Created a baronet, October 1740
- ^ On petition, the election of 1832 was declared void and a by-election held
- ^ At 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.
[edit] Election results
[edit] Elections in the 1910s
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