Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Glamorganshire | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1536–1885 | |
| Number of members | two |
| Replaced by | East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda |
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of Glamorganshire.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1541-1832
MPs 1832-1885
| Election | First member | 1st Party | 2nd member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832 | |||||
| 1832 | Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot | Liberal | Lewis Weston Dillwyn | |||
| 1837 | Edwin Wyndham-Quin, Viscount Adare | |||||
| 1851 | George Tyler | |||||
| 1857 | Sir Henry Hussey Vivian | |||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda | |||||
Election results
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References
- A map of Glamorganshire in 1885, showing its new divisions.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- Boundary Commission review Original Map from 1832 showing Glamorganshire constituency
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