East Denbighshire, formally called the Eastern Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1885 Sir George Osborne Morgan, Bt Liberal 1897 by-election Samuel Moss Liberal 1906 by-election Edward Hemmerde Liberal Dec. 1910 Edward John Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Morgan's death causes a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: Edward John Unionist: J. Downes PowellLiverpool Echo 6 July 1914
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