Merthyr (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Merthyr | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Merthyr Tydfil |
Replaced by | Merthyr Tydfil |
Merthyr was a borough constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Merthyr Tydfil.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1918 | Sir Edgar Rees Jones | Coalition Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1922 | R. C. Wallhead | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Independent Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1931 | ILP | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1933 | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1934 by-election | S. O. Davies | Labour |
1950 | constituency abolished: see Merthyr Tydfil |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Liberal | Edgar Rees Jones | 14,127 | 52.7 | N/A |
Labour | James Winstone | 12,682 | 47.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,445 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,809 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 35,049 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. C. Wallhead | 17,516 | 53.0 | +5.7 | |
Independent and Anti-Socialist | Richard Mathias[note 1] | 15,552 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,964 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,068 | 90.6 | +14.1 | ||
Registered electors | 36,514 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Wallhead | 19,511 | 60.1 | +7.1 | |
Liberal | David Rowland Thomas | 7,403 | 22.8 | N/A | |
Unionist | Arthur Fox-Davies | 5,548 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,108 | 37.3 | +31.3 | ||
Turnout | 32,462 | 86.8 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 37,413 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. C. Wallhead | 19,882 | 59.8 | −0.3 | |
Unionist | Arthur Fox-Davies | 13,383 | 40.2 | +23.1 | |
Majority | 6,499 | 19.6 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,265 | 86.9 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 38,276 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Wallhead | 22,701 | 59.6 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | James Jenkins | 8,696 | 22.8 | N/A | |
Unionist | Francis Bradley-Birt | 6,712 | 17.6 | −22.6 | |
Majority | 14,005 | 36.8 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 38,109 | 85.8 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 44,408 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Labour Party | R. C. Wallhead | 24,623 | 69.4 | +9.8 | |
New Party | Sellick Davies | 10,834 | 30.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,789 | 38.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,547 | 80.8 | −5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 43,908 | ||||
Ind. Labour Party gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. O. Davies | 18,645 | 51.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Victor Evans | 10,376 | 28.9 | N/A | |
Ind. Labour Party | Campbell Stephen | 3,508 | 9.8 | −59.6 | |
Communist | Wal Hannington | 3,409 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,269 | 22.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,938 | 81.1 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 44,286 | ||||
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. O. Davies | 20,530 | 68.0 | N/A | |
Ind. Labour Party | Claude Stanfield | 9,640 | 32.0 | −37.4 | |
Majority | 10,890 | 36.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,170 | 68.8 | −12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 43,842 | ||||
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. O. Davies | 24,879 | 81.4 | +13.4 | |
Independent Labour | Samuel Jennings | 5,693 | 18.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 19,186 | 62.8 | +36.8 | ||
Turnout | 30,572 | 68.6 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 44,540 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 538. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- ^ Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885-1997, Beti Jones
- ^ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12737956/cube/POL_PARTY
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
Notes
- ^ Nominee of the local National Liberal association and supported by the Merthyr Conservative association