1894 Montgomeryshire by-election
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.
Cause
[edit]The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Stuart Rendel, was elevated to the peerage.
Candidates
[edit]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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,440 | 51.7 | −4.6 | |
| Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,215 | 48.3 | +4.6 | |
| Majority | 225 | 3.4 | −9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,655 | 82.2 | +8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,092 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Humphreys (post Humphreys-Owen), Arthur Charles (HMHS855AC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn". Obituary. The Times (52169). 27 November 1951. p. 6.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 9780333169032. p. 486.
