Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Cardiff | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1542–1918 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Cardiff Central, Cardiff East and Cardiff South |
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
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Boundaries [edit]
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Members of Parliament [edit]
MPs 1542-1645 [edit]
| Parliament | Member |
|---|---|
| 1542 | John Thomas Bassett |
| 1545 | Unknown |
| 1547 | John Cock, sat for Calne, repl. by Sir Philip Hoby |
| 1553 (Mar) | ?David Evans |
| 1553 (Oct) | David Evans |
| 1554 (Apr) | David Evans |
| 1554 (Nov) | William Colchester |
| 1555 | William Herbert |
| 1558 | Lleisan Pryce |
| 1559 | David Evans |
| 1562/3 | Henry Lewes |
| 1571 | Henry Morgan |
| 1572 | David Roberts |
| 1584 | Nicholas Herbert |
| 1586 | George Lewys |
| 1588 | Gabriel Lewys |
| 1593 | David Roberts |
| 1597 | Nicholas Hawkins |
| 1601 | William Lewis |
| 1604 | Matthew Davies |
| 1614 | Matthew Davies |
| 1621 | William Herbert |
| 1624 | William Price |
| 1625 | William Price |
| 1626 | William Price |
| 1628 | Lewis Morgan |
| 1629-1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
| 1640 | William Herbert killed at Battle of Edgehill 1642 |
| 1642-1645 | Not represented |
MPs 1645–1832 [edit]
MPs 1832–1918 [edit]
Election results [edit]
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References [edit]
- W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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