# Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the English and later 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.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of Glamorganshire.

## History

For most of its history, the county constituency was represented by landowners from a small number of aristocratic families and this pattern continued until the nineteenth century. Following the Great Reform Act 1832 a second county seat was created.
By the 1850s it had become virtually impossible for a Tory candidate to be elected as a county member since the industrial and urban vote could be rallied against him. This was proved in 1857 when Nash Vaughan Edwards-Vaughan failed in his attempt to dislodge one of the sitting members. Thereafter, until redistribution in 1885 led to the abolition of the constituency, the representation was shared by C. R. M. Talbot and Hussey Vivian. In line with Liberal party policy in two-member constituencies to run candidates from both wings of the party, the Whig aristocrat Talbot collaborated well with the more Radical Vivian.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1541–1832

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1541 | Sir George Herbert | |
| 1545 | not known | |
| 1547 | John Bassett | |
| 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 | |
| 1571 | William Bassett | |
| 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 1605 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 | 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 Kemeys | |
| 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 | Thomas Wyndham | Tory |
| 1814 | Benjamin Hall | Whig |
| 1817 | Sir Christopher Cole | Tory |
| 1818 | John Edwards | Whig |
| 1820 | Sir Christopher Cole | Tory |
| 1830 | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Whig |

### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | First member | First member | 1st Party | 2nd member | 2nd member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 |
| 1832 | | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Whig | | Lewis Weston Dillwyn | Whig |
| 1837 | | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Whig | | Edwin Wyndham-Quin, Viscount Adare | Conservative |
| 1851 | | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Whig | | George Tyler | Conservative |
| 1857 | | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Whig | | Sir Henry Vivian | Whig |
| 1859 | | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Liberal | | Sir Henry Vivian | Liberal |
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,000 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1831: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,000 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Lewis Weston Dillwyn | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,680 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Lewis Weston Dillwyn | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,611 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Wyndham-Quin | 2,009 | 37.3 |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | 1,794 | 33.3 |
| | Whig | John Josiah Guest | 1,590 | 29.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,601 | 82.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,373 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 3.8 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Wyndham-Quin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,384 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1847: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Wyndham-Quin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,775 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

Wyndham-Quin was appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 25 February 1851: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Tyler | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Tyler | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,424 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1857: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | 3,161 | 38.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | Henry Vivian | 3,002 | 36.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nash Vaughan Edwards-Vaughan | 2,088 | 25.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 914 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,170 (est) | 81.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,356 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Vivian | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,600 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Vivian | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,759 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Vivian | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,329 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Vivian | 4,100 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | 4,040 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ivor Guest | 3,355 | 29.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,425 (est) | 74.2 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,006 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Glamorganshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Henry Vivian | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,811 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |