North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| North Monmouthshire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
North Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire, South Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was comprised of the Petty Sessional Divisions of:
- Abergavenny (The civil parishes of Abergavenny, Abergavenny Rural, Bwlch-Trewyn, Cwmyoy Upper, Cwmyoy Lower, Llanellen, Llanfoist, Llangattock, Llingoed, Llangattock-nigh-Usk, Llanover Lower, Llansaintffraed, Llanthewy-Rytherch, Llanthewy-Skirrid, Llantillio-Pertholey, Llanvapley, Llanvetherine, Llanvihangel-Crucorney, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk, Llanwenarth Citra, Llanwenarth Ultra and Oldcastle)
- Pontypool (Abersychan, Blaenavon, Glascoed, Goytre, Llanvair Kilgedin, Llanhilleth, Llanvihangel-Pontymoile, Llanfrechfa (Upper), Mamhilad, Panteg, Pontypool and Trevethin)
- and Skenfrith (Grosmont, Llangattock Vibon Avel, Llangua, Llantilio Crossenny, Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern and St Maughans, Skenfrith)[1]
On abolition by the Representation of the People Act 1918, the area of the constituency was included in the Monmouth and Pontypool constituencies.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Thomas Phillips Price | ||
| 1895 | Reginald McKenna | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
Categories: Articles with sections needing expansion | United Kingdom historical constituency stubs | History of Monmouthshire | Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
