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Glamorganshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Glamorganshire, Gower (UK Parliament constituency), Gower and Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency), Rhondda. Boundaries This constituency comprised the whole of Glamorganshire. History For most of its history, the county constituency was represented by landowners from a small number of aristocratic families and this pattern continued until the nineteenth century. Following the Great Reform Act of 1832 a second county seat was created. By the 1850s it had become virtually impossible for a Tory candidate to be elected as a county member since the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. Overview The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Throughout its existence it was held by the Liberal Party and it was a constituency largely dominated by the coal mining industry. Boundaries Created in the redistribution of seats in 1885 & from the old Glamorganshire constituency which had been in existence since 1541, the seat covered a wide area that included Llantwit Fardre, Church Village, Tonteg, Pentyrch, Creigiau, Pontypridd, Caerphilly, Abercynon, Llanfabon, Gelligaer, Hengoed. It was abolished in the next redistribution of seats that took place in 1918. Members of Parliament History Following the creation of the seat in 1885, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
