Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire
, in north Wales
, from 1542 to 1885.
(MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great Britain
until 1800
, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801. These MPs were elected by the first past the post voting system.
Under the Reform Act 1832
, the constituency's representation was increased to two members, elected by the bloc vote
system.
The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
for the 1885 general election
, when Denbighshire was split into two single-member constituencies: the Eastern
and Western
divisions, each returning one Member of Parliament.
Denbighshire (historic)
Historic Denbighshire is one of thirteen traditional counties in Wales, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which covers an area in north east Wales...
, in north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, from 1542 to 1885.
History
From 1542, it returned one Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
until 1800
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1801. These MPs were elected by the first past the post voting system.
Under the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, the constituency's representation was increased to two members, elected by the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
system.
The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
for the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, when Denbighshire was split into two single-member constituencies: the Eastern
East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
and Western
West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The...
divisions, each returning one Member of Parliament.
MPs 1542–1604
| Parliament | First member |
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| 1542 | John Salusbury I |
| 1545 | John Salusbury II |
| 1547 | Sir John Salusbury II |
| 1553 (Mar) | Robert Puleston |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Salusbury II |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir John Salusbury II |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir John Salusbury II |
| 1555 | Edward Almer |
| 1558 | Sir John Salusbury II |
| 1558–1559 | John Salesbury |
| 1562–1563 | Simon Thelwall |
| 1571 | Robert Puleston |
| 1572 | William Almer |
| 1584 | Evan Lloyd |
| 1586 | Robert Salesbury |
| 1588–1589 | John Edwards / William Almer |
| 1593 | Roger Puleston Roger Puleston Sir Roger Puleston was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1611.Puleston was the son of Sir Roger Puleston of Emral. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 27 April 1582 aged 16. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Great... |
| 1597 | John Lloyd |
| 1601 | Sir John Salusbury |
MPs 1604-1832
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| 1604 | Peter Mutton Peter Mutton Sir Peter Mutton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 and 1624.... |
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| 1614 | Simon Thelwall Simon Thelwall (of Cefn Coch) Simon Thelwall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1614.... |
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| 1621 | Sir John Trevor | ||
| 1624 | Sir Eubulus Thelwall Eubule Thelwall Sir Eubule Thelwall a Welsh lawyer, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1621 to 1630.-Life:... |
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| 1625 | Thomas Myddelton Thomas Myddelton (younger) Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle was a Welsh politician and Parliamentary general.-Early life:He was the son of Sir Thomas Myddelton. He matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford, on 22 February 1605, and became a student of Gray's Inn in 1607. he was knighted on 10 February 1617, and was M.P... |
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| 1626 | Sir Eubulus Thelwall Eubule Thelwall Sir Eubule Thelwall a Welsh lawyer, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1621 to 1630.-Life:... |
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| 1628 | Sir Eubulus Thelwall Eubule Thelwall Sir Eubule Thelwall a Welsh lawyer, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1621 to 1630.-Life:... |
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| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | ||
| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
Sir Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Baronet | ||
| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
Sir Thomas Myddelton Thomas Myddelton (younger) Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle was a Welsh politician and Parliamentary general.-Early life:He was the son of Sir Thomas Myddelton. He matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford, on 22 February 1605, and became a student of Gray's Inn in 1607. he was knighted on 10 February 1617, and was M.P... |
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| Year | First Member | Second Member |
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| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
| Two members in first and second protectorate parliaments | ||
| 1654 | Simon Thelwell | John Carter John Carter (MP) Sir John Carter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
| 1656 | John Carter John Carter (MP) Sir John Carter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
John Jones John Jones Maesygarnedd Colonel John Jones was a Welsh military leader, politician and one of the regicides of King Charles I. A brother-in-law of Oliver Cromwell, Jones was born at Llanbedr in North Wales and is often surnamed Jones Maesygarnedd after the location of his Merionethshire estate. Jones spoke Welsh with his... Lumley Thelwell Lumley Thelwell Lumley Thelwall was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656.Thelwall was the son of either Simon or Edward Thelwall of Plas-y-ward. He was a captain in the Parliamentary army. In April 1649 he was ordered to take his troop to Ireland... |
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1659 | John Carter John Carter (MP) Sir John Carter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1659 | Not represented | ||
| 1660 | Sir Thomas Myddelton Thomas Myddelton (younger) Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle was a Welsh politician and Parliamentary general.-Early life:He was the son of Sir Thomas Myddelton. He matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford, on 22 February 1605, and became a student of Gray's Inn in 1607. he was knighted on 10 February 1617, and was M.P... |
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| 1661 | Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1646 and 1663... |
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| 1664 | John Wynne | ||
| 1679 | Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1679 and 1681.Myddelton was the son of Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet of Chirk Castle and his first wife Mary Cholmondley, daughter of Thomas Cholmondley of Vale Royal, Cheshire... |
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| 1681 | Sir John Trevor John Trevor (speaker) Sir John Trevor was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1695. Trevor also served as Master of the Rolls from 1685 to 1689 and from 1693 to 1717... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1685 | Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet | ||
| 1705 | William Robinson | ||
| 1716 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1727 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1741 | John Myddelton | ||
| 1742 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1749 | Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton was a politician in Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Denbighshire from 1749 to 1774.... |
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| 1774 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet was a Welsh politician and patron of the arts.Sir Watkin was the eldest son of the second marriage of his father, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet, to Frances Shackerley of Cheshire... |
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| 1789 | Robert Watkin Wynne | ||
| 1796 | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1794 to 1840.... |
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Great Reform Act Reform Act 1832 The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales... : representation increased to two members |
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MPs 1832-1885
| Election | |2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||||
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1794 to 1840.... |
Robert Myddleton-Biddulph | ||||
| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
William Bagot William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot DL , styled The Honourable from birth until 1856, was a British courtier and Conservative politician.-Background:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1840 | Hugh Cholmondeley Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere , styled The Honourable from 1821 until 1855, was a British peer and politician.-Personal:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987... |
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet was a Welsh Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1885.... |
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| 1852 United Kingdom general election, 1852 The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising... |
Robert Myddleton-Biddulph | |||||
| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
George Osborne Morgan George Osborne Morgan Sir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet PC, QC, was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician.Born at Gothenburg, Sweden, he was educated at Friars School, Bangor, Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford, and was a scholar of Worcester College, Oxford from 1847.He became a barrister of Lincoln's... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| May 1885 | Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet was a Welsh politician. He was Member of Parliament for Denbighshire from May to November 1885.... |
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| Nov. 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
Redistribution of Seats Act Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across... : constituency abolished: see East Denbighshire East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The... and West Denbighshire West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency) West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:The... |
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