1862 Montgomeryshire by-election

The 1862 Montgomery by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 14 July 1862 for the British House of Commons constituency of Montgomeryshire, known at the time as Montgomery.

Cause

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Herbert Williams-Wynn died.

Candidates

Two candidates were nominated.

- Charles Williams-Wynn was the son of Charles Wiliams-Wynn, who was M.P. for Montgomeryshire 1796–1850, and was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Montgomeryshire, and captain in the Montgomery Yeomanry Cavalry.[1] He was the Conservative Party candidate.

- Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy was a British colliery owner. He succeeded his father as Baron Sudeley in February 1863, aged 25.[2] He also succeeded his father as Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, a post he held until his death aged 40. He was the Liberal Party candidate.

Result
Montgomery by-election, 1862[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Williams-Wynn 1,269 57.0 N/A
Liberal Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy[4] 959 43.0 N/A
Majority 310 14.0 N/A
Turnout 2,228 83.3 N/A
Registered electors 2,675
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References
  1. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
  2. thepeerage.com Sudeley Charles George Hanbury-Tracy, 3rd Baron Sudeley
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. "Montgomeryshire". Derby Mercury. 9 July 1862. p. 8. Retrieved 6 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
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