1894 Montgomeryshire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2021 The 1894 Montgomery by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 March 1894 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), Stuart Rendel, was elevated to the peerage. Candidates Two candidates were nominated. Arthur Humphreys-Owen was a Welsh barrister, landowner, sometime Deputy Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, and was chairman of Montgomeryshire County Council for a time.HMHS855AC Humphreys (post Humphreys-Owen), Arthur Charles He was the Liberal Party candidate and held the seat in the by-election. Watkin Williams-Wynn was a Welsh soldier, landowner and Master of the Flint and Denbigh Foxhounds."Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn". Obituary. The Times (52169). 27 November 1951. p. 6. He was the Conservative Party candidate. Result 1894 Montgomeryshire by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. p. 486. Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Humphreys-Owen 3,440 51.7 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Watkin Williams-Wynn 3,215 48.3 +4.6 225 3.4 -9.2 6,655 82.2 +8.9 8,092 Liberal Party (UK) -4.6 See also Montgomeryshire constituency List of United Kingdom by-elections References Category:1894 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1894 in Wales Category:1890s elections in Wales Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:March 1894 in the United Kingdom Category:Montgomeryshire