# Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)

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

| Parliament | Member |
| 1542 | William Herbert II |
| 1545 | William Herbert II |
| 1547 | William Herbert II |
| 1553 (Mar) | Richard Herbert |
| 1553 (Oct) | John ap Edmund |
| 1554 (Apr) | Richard Lloyd |
| 1554 (Nov) | Richard Lloyd |
| 1555 | not known |
| 1558 | William Herbert II |
| 1559 | John Man |
| 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 |

### 1601–1918

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 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 1640 | | Richard Herbert | Royalist |
| September 1642 | Herbert disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Herbert disabled from sitting – seat vacant | Herbert disabled from sitting – seat vacant |
| 1646 | | George Devereux | |
| 1653 | Not represented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Not represented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Not represented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | Charles Lloyd | |
| May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | | (Sir) Thomas Myddelton | |
| 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 Corbet | |
| 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 Pugh | Tory |
| 1833 by-election | | John Edwards | Whig |
| 1841 | | Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley | Conservative |
| 1847 | | David Pugh | 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

General election 1830: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Clive (MP) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 135 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Clive (MP) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 135 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | David Pugh | 335 | 51.1 |
| | Whig | John Edwards | 321 | 48.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656 | 90.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 723 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.
By-election, 8 April 1833: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Edwards | 331 | 50.8 | +1.9 |
| | Tory | Panton Corbett | 321 | 49.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | 90.2 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 723 | | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +1.9 | |
General election 1835: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Edwards | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 899 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1837: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Edwards | 472 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | Panton Corbett | 443 | 48.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 915 | 88.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,037 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cholmondeley | 464 | 51.5 | +3.1 |
| | Whig | John Edwards | 437 | 48.5 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 90.6 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 995 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.1 | |
General election 1847: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Pugh | 389 | 50.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cholmondeley | 389 | 50.0 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | 79.2 | −11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 982 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
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

General election 1852: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Pugh | 435 | 59.2 | +9.2 |
| | Radical | George Hammond Whalley | 300 | 40.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 73.3 | −5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,003 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Pugh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 927 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Pugh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 900 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

Pugh's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 4 May 1861: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Willes-Johnson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Willes-Johnson's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 20 August 1863: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 439 | 57.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Charles Vaughan Pugh | 330 | 42.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 769 | 82.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 933 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
General election 1865: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | 437 | 54.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Lewis Hampton | 372 | 46.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 809 | 83.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 965 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
General election 1868: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,559 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Hanbury-Tracy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,839 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Hanbury-Tracy succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Sudeley.
By-election, 17 May 1877: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,447 | 56.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Vane-Tempest | 1,118 | 43.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | 88.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,914 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,572 | 56.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,211 | 43.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,783 | 89.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,120 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1885: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,409 | 51.5 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,326 | 48.5 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,735 | 91.2 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,999 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.0 | |
General election 1886: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,424 | 53.2 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,251 | 46.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | 89.2 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,999 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 1,406 | 52.2 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,288 | 47.8 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,694 | 91.8 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,936 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1895: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,435 | 51.5 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | Owen Philipps | 1,351 | 48.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 3.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,786 | 91.9 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,030 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,478 | 53.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | John Albert Bright | 1,309 | 47.0 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,787 | 86.3 | −5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,229 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 1906: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Rees | 1,541 | 51.4 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,458 | 48.6 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,999 | 90.5 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,313 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Rees | 1,539 | 50.2 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,526 | 49.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | 91.4 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,354 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General election December 1910: Montgomery Boroughs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 1,522 | 50.9 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | John Rees | 1,468 | 49.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | 89.1 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,354 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.1 | |
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