Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Caernarvonshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Replaced by | Caernarvon and Conway |
Created from | Arfon and Eifion |
1542–1885 | |
Replaced by | Arfon and Eifion |
Caernarvonshire was 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 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.
Members of Parliament[]
- Constituency created (1542)
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MPs 1542–1604[]
Parliament | Member |
---|---|
1542 | ?John "Wynn" ap Maredudd[1] |
1545 | John Puleston[1] |
1547 | Sir John Puleston, died 1552 and replaced by John "Wynn" ap Maredudd} [1] |
1553 (Mar) | [1] |
1553 (Oct) | Morris Wynn[1] |
1554 (Apr) | Morris Wynn[1] |
1554 (Nov) | [1] |
1555 | Sir Rhys Gruffydd[1] |
1558 | [1] |
1558–1559 | [2] |
1563 (Jan) | Morris Wynn[2] |
1571 | [2] |
1572 (Apr) | , died 1574 and replaced by [2] |
1584 | [2] |
1586 | John Wynn[2] |
1588 (Oct) | [2] |
1593 | William Maurice[2] |
1597 (Oct) | [2] |
1601 (Sep) | William Jones[2] |
MPs 1604–1950[]
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1604 | Sir William Maurice | ||
1614 | Richard Wynn | ||
1621 | John Griffith | ||
1624 | Thomas Glynn | ||
1625 | Thomas Glynn | ||
1626 | John Griffith | ||
1628 | John Griffith | ||
1640 April | Thomas Glynn | ||
1640 November | John Griffith junior | disabled 1642 | |
1647 | Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet | ||
1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
Year | First Member | Second Member |
---|---|---|
Two members in first and second protectorate parliaments | ||
1654 | Sir John Glynne | Thomas Madryn |
1656 | Sir John Glynne Henry Lawrence |
Robert Williams |
Uncontested elections 1830–1865[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Griffith-Wynne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,500 | ||||
Tory gain from Non Partisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Griffith-Wynne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,500 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Thomas Assheton Smith | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,688 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Assheton Smith | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,642 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,791 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,162 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,117 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,913 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,060 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,116 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,190 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections 1866–1885[]
Elections in the 1860s[]
Pennant was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Penrhyn, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Douglas-Pennant | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Love Jones-Parry | 1,968 | 52.0 | New | |
Conservative | George Douglas-Pennant | 1,815 | 48.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,783 | 78.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,852 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Douglas-Pennant | 2,750 | 54.3 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Love Jones-Parry | 2,318 | 45.7 | -6.3 | |
Majority | 432 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,068 | 80.6 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,286 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.3 |
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Watkin Williams | 3,303 | 60.0 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | George Douglas-Pennant | 2,206 | 40.0 | -14.3 | |
Majority | 1,097 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,509 | 82.8 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,652 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.3 |
Williams resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Rathbone | 3,180 | 59.7 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Hugh Ellis-Nanney[7] | 2,151 | 40.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,029 | 19.4 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,331 | 80.1 | -2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,652 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Elections 1918–1945[]
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Charles Edward Breese | 10,488 | 44.5 | |
Independent Labour | Robert Jones | 8,145 | 34.6 | ||
Independent Liberal | Ellis William Davies | 4,937 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 2,343 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 23,570 | 64.6 | |||
Liberal win | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Jones | 14,016 | 53.0 | +18.4 | |
National Liberal | Charles Edward Breese | 12,407 | 47.0 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 1,609 | 6.0 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 26,423 | 70.6 | +6.0 | ||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Goronwy Owen | 15,043 | 52.7 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Robert Jones | 13,521 | 47.3 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 1,522 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,564 | 74.9 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Goronwy Owen | 15,033 | 50.8 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Robert Jones | 14,564 | 49.2 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 469 | 1.6 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,597 | 76.6 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Goronwy Owen | 18,507 | 47.8 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Robert Jones | 14,867 | 38.5 | −10.7 | |
Unionist | D. Fowden Jones | 4,669 | 12.1 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Lewis Valentine | 609 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,640 | 9.3 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 38,652 | 81.4 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Elections in the 1930s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Goronwy Owen | 14,993 | 39.0 | -8.8 | |
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 14,299 | 37.2 | -1.3 | |
National | W P O Evans | 7,990 | 20.8 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | John Edward Daniel | 1,136 | 3.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 694 | 1.8 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,418 | 80.0 | -1.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
- Owen opposed the National Government
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Goronwy Owen | 17,947 | 48.6 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 16,450 | 44.5 | +7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Edward Daniel | 2,534 | 6.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 1,497 | 4.1 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,931 | 74.9 | -5.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Goronwy Owen
- Labour: Elwyn Jones
Elections in the 1940s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 22,043 | 55.3 | +10.8 | |
Liberal | Goronwy Owen | 15,637 | 39.3 | −9.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ambrose Bebb | 2,152 | 5.4 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 6,406 | 16.0 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,832 | 77.7 | +2.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.0 |
Sources[]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". Retrieved 2011-08-29.
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- ^ a b Escott, Margaret. "Caernarvonshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 519. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "Carnarvonshire Election". The Cornishman. No. 125. 2 December 1880. p. 5.
- ^ "The Nanney-Ites in Carnarvonshire". Liverpool Mercury. 16 November 1880. p. 7. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885-1997, Beti Jones
- History of Caernarfonshire
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1542
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1950
- Politics of Caernarfonshire