West Carmarthenshire by-election, 1889

The West Carmarthenshire by-election of 1889 was called following the death of W.R.H. Powell of Maesgwynne.

Candidates

Within a couple of weeks, both the Liberal and Conservative parties had chosen candidates who were of a similar age and who were both fighting their first parliamentary campaign. John Lloyd Morgan, the Liberal candidate, was thought to have an advantage over his Conservative opponent, Hugh Williams-Drummond, in that he was known to the electorate, having spoken for the former member at the previous election.^[1]

The election was won by John Lloyd Morgan.^[2]

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