Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.

By 1918, having too small a relative population the area was combined with that of Breconshire to form Brecon and Radnor constituency.

Elections in the 1840s
Wilkins' death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s
Walsh was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Ormathwaite and causing a by-election.

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: William Lewis
 * Unionist: Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr