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.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Herbert Williams-Wynn died.
Two candidates were nominated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 1,269 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy [3] | 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 |
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.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), Herbert Williams-Wynn died.
Two candidates were nominated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 1,269 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy [3] | 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 |