The Rhondda Labour and Liberal Association was a political grouping in the

Rhondda Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( cy, Cwm Rhondda ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley ('' ...

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which sought to bridge the gulf between middle-class

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supporters and trade unionists who supported the principle of electing working men to public office. It was founded in the wake of the 1885 General Election in the

when William Abraham (Mabon) triumphed over the official Liberal candidate,

Frederick Lewis Davis Frederick Lewis Davis (30 January 1863 − 17 May 1920) was a Liberal politician and a member of a notable family of coal owners in South Wales. His grandfather, David Davis, Blaengwawr was a pioneer of the coal trade in the Aberdare valley while ...

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* {{cite book, last=Williams, first=Chris, title=Democratic Rhondda: politics and Society 1885-1951, year=1996, publisher=University of Wales Press, location=Cardiff Politics of Glamorgan