- Source: 1854 Cardiganshire by-election
The 1854 Cardiganshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 February 1854 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cardiganshire.
Previous Member of Parliament
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), William Edward Powell (16 February 1788 – 10 April 1854) retired from Parliament. He died not long after.
Candidates
Only one candidate was nominated for the by-election.
Ernest Vaughan (30 October 1800 – 8 November 1873).
Vaughan was a prominent landowner in Cardiganshire and the 4th Earl of Lisburne.
Vaughan's political views and allegiance to the Conservative Party were expected to attract opposition and Thomas Lloyd of Bronwydd was mentioned as a possible candidate. However, Lloyd declined to stand and the Liberals, following the lead of the Pryse family of Gogerddan, chose not to contest the seat.
Previous result
Results
See also
Cardiganshire constituency
List of United Kingdom by-elections (1847–1857)
References
British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
Further reading
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
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- 1854 Cardiganshire by-election
- Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency)
- List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Ernest Augustus Malet Vaughan, 5th Earl of Lisburne
- William Thomas Rowland Powell
- Thomas Edward Lloyd
- Sir Thomas Lloyd, 1st Baronet
- Jasper Johns (Liberal politician)
- William Bowen Rowlands
- Ernest Vaughan, 4th Earl of Lisburne
