South Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Southern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Southern Monmouthshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Seatsone
Created fromMonmouthshire
Replaced byBedwellty and Monmouth

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, which divided into three constituencies, the Monmouthshire constituency that had elected two members until 1885. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election, when most of its area became the Monmouth county constituency.

In 1852, the old constituency had elected members of two powerful families - the Morgans of Tredegar and the Somerset dukes of Beaufort. In 1885, the Morgan interest continued with the election of Colonel Hon. Frederick Courtenay Morgan as MP from 1885 until 1906 when he retired. His son, Courtney Morgan, afterwards Baron Tredegar attempted to succeed him, but was defeated by another local landowner Colonel Ivor Herbert of Llanarth, Monmouthshire. Herbert retained the constituency until 1917 when he departed to the House of Lords. The constituency was abolished a year later.

Boundaries
The constituency (shown in pink) within Monmouthshire

The constituency consisted of:

Members of Parliament
YearMemberParty
1885 Frederick Courtenay Morgan Conservative
1906 Ivor Herbert Liberal
1917 Sir Garrod Thomas Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1885: South Monmouthshire [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Courtenay Morgan 4,890 53.3
Liberal Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, 3rd Baronet 4,293 46.7
Majority 597 6.6
Turnout 9,183 83.0
Registered electors 11,069
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: South Monmouthshire [2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Courtenay Morgan 5,235 64.0 +10.7
Liberal Oliver Bryant 2,950 36.0 −10.7
Majority 2,285 28.0 +21.4
Turnout 8,185 73.9 −9.1
Registered electors 11,069
Conservative hold Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1890s
General election 1892: South Monmouthshire [2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Courtenay Morgan 5,421 53.6 −10.4
Liberal Joseph Alexander Profumo, 3rd Baron Profumo 4,700 46.4 +10.4
Majority 721 7.2 −20.8
Turnout 10,121 76.6 +2.7
Registered electors 13,211
Conservative hold Swing −10.4
General election 1895: South Monmouthshire [2][5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Courtenay Morgan 5,815 52.8 −0.8
Liberal Clifford Cory 5,203 47.2 +0.8
Majority 612 5.6 −1.6
Turnout 11,018 77.9 +1.3
Registered electors 14,137
Conservative hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 1900s
General election 1900: South Monmouthshire [2][5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Courtenay Morgan Unopposed
Conservative hold
Herbert
General election 1906: South Monmouthshire [2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ivor Herbert 7,503 54.7 New
Conservative Courtenay Morgan 6,216 45.3 N/A
Majority 1,287 9.4 N/A
Turnout 13,719 86.5 N/A
Registered electors 15,858
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s
General election January 1910: South Monmouthshire [6][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ivor Herbert 9,738 58.5 +3.8
Conservative Leolin Forestier-Walker 6,910 41.5 −3.8
Majority 2,828 17.0 +7.6
Turnout 16,648 87.0 +0.5
Registered electors 19,134
Liberal hold Swing +3.8
General election December 1910: South Monmouthshire [6][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ivor Herbert 8,597 56.4 −2.1
Conservative Leolin Forestier-Walker 6,656 43.6 +2.1
Majority 1,941 12.8 −4.2
Turnout 15,253 79.7 −7.3
Registered electors 19,134
Liberal hold Swing −2.1

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;

A.G. Thomas
1917 South Monmouthshire by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Garrod Thomas 6,769 90.3 +33.9
Independent Bertie Pardoe Thomas 727 9.7 New
Majority 6,042 80.6 +67.8
Turnout 7,496 32.6 −47.1
Registered electors 22,991
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References
  1. Seventh Schedule of the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885, (48 & 49 Vict. C.23)
  2. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  4. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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