Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.
Radnorshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1542–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Replaced by | Brecon and Radnor |
By 1918, having too small a relative population the area was combined with that of Breconshire to form Brecon and Radnor constituency.
Members of Parliament
editMPs 1542–1604
editParliament | Member |
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1542 | John Baker, died 1544 and replaced by John Price [1] |
1545 | John Knill[1] |
1547 | Richard Blick[1] |
1553 (Mar) | |
1553 (Oct) | Charles Vaughan[1] |
1554 (Apr) | John Bradshaw[1] |
1554 (Nov) | John Knill[1] |
1555 | Stephen Price[1] |
1558 | Ieuan Lewis[1] |
1559 (Jan) | Thomas Lewis[2] |
1562–1563 | Thomas Lewis[2] |
1571 | Walter Price[2] |
1572-1581 | Roger Vaughan[2] |
1584-1585 | Thomas Lewis[2] |
1586 | Thomas Lewis[2] |
1588 (Oct) | Ieuan Lewis[2] |
1593 | James Price[2] |
1597-1598 | James Price[2] |
1601 (Oct) | James Price[2] |
MPs 1604–1918
editElection results
editDecades: |
Elections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 800 | ||||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 800 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,046 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Walter Wilkins (d. 1840) | 483 | 51.4 | ||
Conservative | John Walsh | 456 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 27 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 939 | 87.4 | |||
Registered electors | 1,074 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Walter Wilkins (d. 1840) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,944 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
editWilkins' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | 973 | 65.9 | N/A | |
Whig | Alfred Harley[3][8] | 504 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 469 | 31.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,477 | 71.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,067 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,943 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,802 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,662 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,656 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,597 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Walsh was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Ormathwaite and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Walsh | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,216 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 889 | 48.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 832 | 45.7 | New | |
Liberal | George Augustus Haig[9] | 100 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 57 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,821 | 74.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,431 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 1,137 | 58.7 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Mynors[10] | 800 | 41.3 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 337 | 17.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,937 | 79.6 | +4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,434 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 1,880 | 50.9 | +9.6 | |
Liberal | Charles Rogers | 1,813 | 49.1 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 67 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,693 | 81.4 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,539 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Walsh | 1,910 | 53.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Richard Green-Price | 1,668 | 46.6 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 242 | 6.8 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,578 | 78.8 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,539 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Edwards | 1,973 | 53.1 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Joseph Bradney | 1,740 | 46.9 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 233 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,713 | 81.9 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,535 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Powlett Milbank | 1,949 | 51.0 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Francis Edwards | 1,870 | 49.0 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 79 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,819 | 78.9 | −3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,838 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.1 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,082 | 52.1 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 1,916 | 47.9 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 166 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,998 | 76.6 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,219 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,187 | 52.1 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,013 | 47.9 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 174 | 4.2 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,200 | 76.8 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,466 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,222 | 50.2 | +2.3 | |
Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,208 | 49.8 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,430 | 74.2 | −2.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Edwards | 2,224 | 50.5 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn | 2,182 | 49.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 42 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,406 | 73.8 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 |
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;
References
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- ^ a b Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 236. Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via Google Books.
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