The 1967 Rhondda West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 March 1967 for the

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of Rhondda West in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's

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Member of Parliament (MP),

Iorwerth Thomas Iorwerth Rhys Thomas (22 January 1895 – 3 December 1966) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. Thomas was born on 22 January 1895, the son of David William Thomas, a self-employed greengrocer of Cwmparc, Rhondda. He was educated at a local ele ...

, died on 3 December 1966, aged 71. He had held the seat since the 1950 general election. The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Alec Jones, who won with a majority of 2,306 over Plaid Cymru's H. Vic Davies. Jones represented the constituency until his death in March 1983. No by-election was held because of the imminence of the

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UK General Elections since 1832
* {{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1950–present By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies 1967 elections in the United Kingdom 1967 in Wales 1960s elections in Wales History of Rhondda Cynon Taf

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