The West Monmouthshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 3 November 1904. The constituency returned one

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(MP) to the

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, elected by the

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voting system. The seat was vacant following the death of the seat's incumbent MP Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Thomas Richards was elected in his place.

Result

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References

{{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1900–1949 West Monmouthshire by-election West Monmouthshire by-election 1900s elections in Wales West Monmouthshire by-election By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies