Rhondda West was a
parliamentary constituency
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centred on 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 ('' ...
district of
Wales
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. It returned one
Member of Parliament
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(MP) to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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, elected by the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
system. Along with
Rhondda East it was formed by dividing the old
Rhondda constituency.
History
The constituency was created for the
1918 general election, and abolished for the
February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
Throughout its existence the constituency included the towns of
Treorchy
Treorchy ( cy, Treorci; ) is a town and community (and electoral ward) in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 c ...
and
Tonypandy
Tonypandy is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial coal mining town, the town was ...
.
1918–1974: The Urban District of Rhondda first, second, third, fourth, and fifth wards, and part of the sixth.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
;
General Election 1918, Rhondda
:
William Abraham returned unopposed
Elections in the 1920s
;
General Election 1924, Rhondda West
:
William John William John or Will John may refer to:
* William John (Medal of Honor) (1844–1927), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* Goscombe John, William Goscombe John (1860–1952), Welsh sculptor
* Will John (politician) (William Jo ...
returned unopposed
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
*
1920 Rhondda West by-election
*
1967 Rhondda West by-election
References
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhondda West (Uk Parliament Constituency)
Politics of Glamorgan
Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974