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Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) was a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Created in 1542, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP), formerly known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.
- Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)
Montgomery was a constituency in the House of Commons of...
- Montgomeryshire (Senedd constituency)
Montgomeryshire ( Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency...
- Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire's name is used in the constituencies that...
- Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Welsh: Maldwyn a Glyndŵr) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, to be first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.
Main Article. Montgomeryshire was created by amalgamation of the Marcher lordships of Powis, Montgomery, Ceri and Cedewain under the 1536 Act of Union. One of the wealthier shires of early modern Wales, it encompassed not only the mountainous pastures of Powis, but also the fertile upper reaches of the Severn valley.
