North Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Northern Monmouthshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Monmouth and Pontypool
Created from	Monmouthshire

Northern Monmouthshire was a parliamentary constituency in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

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The constituency (shown in pink) within Monmouthshire

The constituency comprised the Petty Sessional Divisions of:

• Abergavenny (The civil parishes of Abergavenny, Abergavenny Rural, Bwlch-Trewyn, Cwmyoy Upper, Cwmyoy Lower, Llanellen, Llanfoist, Llangattock, Llingoed, Llangattock-nigh-Usk, Llanover Lower, Llansaintffraed, Llanthewy-Rytherch, Llanthewy-Skirrid, Llantillio-Pertholey, Llanvapley, Llanvetherine, Llanvihangel-Crucorney, Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk, Llanwenarth Citra, Llanwenarth Ultra and Oldcastle)
• Pontypool (Abersychan, Blaenavon, Glascoed, Goytre, Llanvair Kilgedin, Llanhilleth, Llanvihangel-Pontymoile, Llanfrechfa (Upper), Mamhilad, Panteg, Pontypool and Trevethin)
• and Skenfrith (Grosmont, Llangattock Vibon Avel, Llangua, Llantilio Crossenny, Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern and St Maughans, Skenfrith)

On abolition by the Representation of the People Act 1918, the area of the constituency was included in the Monmouth and Pontypool constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Thomas Phillips Price
	1895	Reginald McKenna	Liberal
1918		constituency abolished

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)