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Carmarthen By-election
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Carmarthen by-elections are the by-elections held on occasion for the British House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen in North Wales: * 1878 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election * 1882 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election * 1924 Carmarthen by-election * 1928 Carmarthen by-election * 1941 Carmarthen by-election * 1957 Carmarthen by-election * 1966 Carmarthen by-election See also * Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) * List of United Kingdom by-elections The list of by-elections in the United Kingdom is divided chronologically by parliament: Parliament of the United Kingdom *List of United Kingdom by-elections (1801–1806) * List of United Kingdom by-elections (1806–1818) *List of United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Carmarthen Boroughs By-election
The 1878 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen Boroughs in West Wales on 11 May 1878. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP, Sir Arthur Cowell-Stepney, 2nd Baronet. Candidates The Liberals selected Benjamin Thomas Williams, QC, a successful barrister and a former Recorder of Carmarthen. The result There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Williams was returned unopposed.The Times, 14 May 1878 p. 7 ---- See also *Lists of United Kingdom by-elections *United Kingdom by-election records *Carmarthen by-election Carmarthen by-elections are the by-elections held on occasion for the British House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen in North Wales: * 1878 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election * 1882 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election * 1924 Carmarthen by-election * ... References {{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1868–1899 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1882 Carmarthen Boroughs By-election
The 1882 Carmarthen by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen Boroughs in West Wales on 4 January 1882. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, Benjamin Thomas Williams as a county court judge. Williams had himself been elected as MP for Carmarthen at a by-election in 1878. Candidates The Liberals selected John Jones Jenkins, an Alderman and magistrate from Swansea, where he had been mayor three times. The result There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Jenkins was elected unopposed.The Times, 5 January 1882 p. 6 ---- Results See also *Lists of United Kingdom by-elections *United Kingdom by-election records Parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom occur when a Member of Parliament (MP) vacates a House of Commons seat (due to resignation, death, disqualification or expulsion) during the course of a parliament. Scope of these records A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Carmarthen By-election
The 1924 Carmarthen by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen in West Wales held on 14 August 1924. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP, Sir Ellis Ellis-Griffith. Ellis-Griffith was 64 years old and had first been elected an MP in 1895. Soon after being elected for Carmarthen at the 1923 general election he made it known to his local party that he would not be standing again at the next election.The Times, 30 June 1924 p16 He had been in public life a long time and was one Liberal who had not supported the decision of the party to allow the minority Labour government to take office in January 1924. According to one source, local Liberal opinion in July 1924 favoured an immediate appeal to the electorate and Ellis-Griffith resigned from Parliament using the traditional device of applying for the Chiltern Hundreds at the end of that month. Candidates *The Liberals selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Carmarthen By-election
The 1928 Carmarthen by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen in West Wales on 28 June 1928. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament Alfred Mond had been elevated to the peerage as Baron Melchett. Mond had held the seat since his election as a Liberal at the by-election in August 1924, and had been re-elected at the general election in October 1924 with a hefty majority over his only opponent, the Labour Party candidate Rev E.T. Owen. He defected to the Conservative Party in 1926 over the issue of land policy and David Lloyd George's proposal in the October 1925 publication ''Land and the Nation'' (also known as the ''Green Book'') that some agricultural land be nationalised. Candidates Three candidates contested the by-election. After Mond's defection, the local Liberals had held an election to choose a successor to him to stand at the next election. This was initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Carmarthen By-election
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Carmarthen on 26 March 1941. The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Labour Member of Parliament Major Daniel Hopkin MC, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election. The Labour candidate, Moelwyn Hughes, was elected unopposed. He represented the constituency until his defeat at the 1945 general election. See also * 1882 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election * 1924 Carmarthen by-election * 1928 Carmarthen by-election * 1957 Carmarthen by-election * 1966 Carmarthen by-election * Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) * Lists of United Kingdom by-elections The list of by-elections in the United Kingdom is divided chronologically by parliament: Parliament of the United Kingdom * List of United Kingdom by-elections (1801–1806) * List of United Kingdom by-elections (1806–1818) * List of United Kin ... References {{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1900–1949 Unopposed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Carmarthen By-election
The Carmarthen by-election of 1957 in Carmarthenshire, Wales, was notable for resulting in the nadir of the British Liberal Party. The seat became vacant as a result of the death of Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris on 22 November 1956. The Liberal Party was in a period of decline and Hopkin Morris had been one of only six Liberal Members of Parliament. Hopkin Morris's majorities had been narrow and it was recognised that a significant number of voters had favoured him personally and might not transfer their allegiance to a new Liberal candidate. Further distress for the Liberals was caused by the announcement that Lady Megan Lloyd George, a former Liberal MP with a national reputation, would be running as the Labour candidate. Previously selected prospective candidate for Labour, Brynley Thomas, stood down in her favour. The local Liberals created another dilemma by choosing John Morgan Davies as their candidate; the Liberals were seeking to challenge the ruling Conservatives over the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Carmarthen By-election
The Carmarthen by-election, was held in Carmarthen, Wales, on 14 July 1966. The contest was significant in that it resulted in the election of Gwynfor Evans, the first ever Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament. Plaid Cymru's victory in the Carmarthen constituency, a seminal moment for Welsh nationalism, was part of a wider process toward Welsh devolution which eventually led to the establishment of the Welsh Assembly in 1999. The election was caused by the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament Megan Lloyd George. Gwynfor Evans' surprise win is credited with laying the foundations for Winnie Ewing's victory for the Scottish National Party at the 1967 Hamilton by-election, an event of equal significance for Scottish nationalism. Results See also * 1882 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election * 1924 Carmarthen by-election * 1928 Carmarthen by-election * 1941 Carmarthen by-election * 1957 Carmarthen by-election * Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) * Royal Commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthen (UK Parliament Constituency)
Carmarthen (Welsh (language), Welsh: ''Caerfyrddin'') was the name of a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997. It was named Carmarthen Boroughs from 1832 to 1918. At its abolition in 1997 it was replaced, partly by the new Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency), Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency and partly by Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency), Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire. History Because the seat contained mining areas in the valley of the River Gwendraeth (until the 1980s), much countryside and a high proportion of Welsh Language, Welsh speakers, it was fertile territory for the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, the Conservative party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
