North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Northern Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Monmouth and Pontypool |
| Created from | Monmouthshire |
Northern 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.
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.
Boundaries
The constituency comprised 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.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Thomas Phillips Price | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Reginald McKenna | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
References
- ↑ Schedule Seven, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. C. 23)
Sources
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