East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Denbighshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Denbighshire |
Replaced by | Denbigh and Wrexham |
East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
History
[edit]The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Sir George Osborne Morgan, Bt | Liberal | |
1897 by-election | Samuel Moss | Liberal | |
1906 by-election | Edward Hemmerde | Liberal | |
Dec. 1910 | Edward John | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/George_Osborne_Morgan1.jpg/120px-George_Osborne_Morgan1.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Osborne Morgan | 3,831 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | Herbert Williams-Wynn | 3,438 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 393 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,269 | 87.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,297 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Osborne Morgan | 3,536 | 50.2 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Herbert Williams-Wynn | 3,510 | 49.8 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 26 | 0.4 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,046 | 84.9 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,297 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Osborne Morgan | 4,189 | 55.0 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Herbert Williams-Wynn | 3,423 | 45.0 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 766 | 10.0 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,612 | 76.6 | −8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,941 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.8 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Sir_George_Osborne_Morgan.jpg/120px-Sir_George_Osborne_Morgan.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Osborne Morgan | 4,899 | 61.1 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Henry St John Digby Raikes | 3,115 | 38.9 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 1,784 | 22.2 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,014 | 83.5 | +6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,592 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Morgan's death causes a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Moss | 5,175 | 64.5 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | George Thomas Kenyon | 2,848 | 35.5 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 2,327 | 29.0 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,023 | 84.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,501 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Samuel_Moss_MP.jpg/120px-Samuel_Moss_MP.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Moss | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Moss | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/Edward_Hemmerde.jpg/120px-Edward_Hemmerde.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 5,917 | 65.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Griffith-Boscawen | 3,126 | 34.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,791 | 30.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,043 | 80.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,172 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 6,265 | 63.9 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | Foster Cunliffe | 3,544 | 36.1 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,721 | 27.8 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,809 | 84.1 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,670 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 6,865 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Rhys | 3,321 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,544 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,186 | 85.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,911 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Edward_John.jpg/120px-Edward_John.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward John | 6,449 | 66.9 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Alfred Hood | 3,186 | 33.1 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 3,263 | 33.8 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,635 | 80.9 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,911 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
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;
- Liberal: Edward John
- Unionist: J. Downes Powell[12]
References
[edit]- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ Liverpool Echo 6 July 1914