1999 to 2007 The constituency was created for the
first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the
Montgomeryshire Westminster constituency. It was entirely within the
preserved county of
Powys, and one of three
Powys constituencies. Also, it was one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region. The other Powys constituencies were
Brecon and Radnorshire and
Clwyd South. Brecon and Radnorshire was also entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and within the Mid and West Wales region. Clwyd South was mostly a
Clwyd constituency, and within the
North Wales electoral region. The region consisted of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire,
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr,
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire,
Ceredigion,
Llanelli,
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and
Preseli Pembrokeshire.
From 2007 Constituency and regional boundaries changed for the
2007 Assembly election. Montgomeryshire remained a Powys constituency, however, and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region. Montgomeryshire was one of two constituencies covering Powys, both entirely within the preserved county, and both within the Mid and West Wales region. The other Powys constituency was
Brecon and Radnorshire. The Mid and West Wales region consisted of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire,
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr,
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire,
Ceredigion,
Dwyfor Meirionnydd,
Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and
Preseli Pembrokeshire. For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the
2010 United Kingdom general election. == Voting ==