1894 Montgomeryshire by-election

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The 1894 Montgomery by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 March 1894 for the British House of Commons constituency of Montgomeryshire, known at the time as Montgomery.

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Cause

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Stuart Rendel, was elevated to the peerage.

Candidates

Two candidates were nominated.

Arthur Humphreys-Owen was a Welsh barrister, landowner, sometime Deputy Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, and was chairman of Montgomeryshire County Council for a time. [1] He was the Liberal Party candidate.

Watkin Williams-Wynn was a Welsh soldier, landowner and Master of the Flint and Denbigh Foxhounds. [2] He was the Conservative Party candidate.

Result

1894 Montgomeryshire by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Humphreys-Owen 3,440 51.7 -4.6
Conservative Watkin Williams-Wynn 3,21548.3+4.6
Majority2253.4-9.2
Turnout 6,65582.2+8.9
Registered electors 8,092
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

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References

  1. "Humphreys (post Humphreys-Owen), Arthur Charles (HMHS855AC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. "Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn". Obituary. The Times (52169). 27 November 1951. p. 6.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN   9780333169032. p. 486.