Eifion (UK Parliament constituency)

Eifion
Former constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	Caernarvonshire
Replaced by	Caernarvonshire

Eifion was a parliamentary constituency in Caernarfonshire, 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.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Eifion covered the southern part of Caernarvonshire. It included the Sessional Divisions of Eifionydd (or Portmadoc) and Pwllheli (excluding the boroughs of Caernarvon and Pwllheli and the parishes of Criccieth and Nevin) and part of the Sessional Division of Caernarvon (excluding the parishes of Llanberis and Llanddeiniolen). ^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	John Bryn Roberts	Liberal
	1906	Ellis William Davies	Liberal
1918		constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Roberts

General election 1885: Eifion ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bryn Roberts	4,535	63.8
	Conservative	Hugh Ellis-Nanney	2,573	36.2
Majority			1,962	27.6
Turnout			7,108	79.2
Registered electors			8,978
	Liberal win (new seat)

General election 1886: Eifion ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bryn Roberts	4,244	77.0	+13.2
	Liberal Unionist	George Farren	1,267	23.0	-13.2
Majority			2,977	54.0	+26.4
Turnout			5,511	61.4	-17.8
Registered electors			8,978
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Eifion ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bryn Roberts	4,567	69.8	-7.2
	Conservative	William Humphreys [6]	1,973	30.2	+7.2
Majority			2,594	39.6	-14.4
Turnout			6,540	67.9	+6.5
Registered electors			9,630
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.2

General election 1895: Eifion ^{[2] [3] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bryn Roberts	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Eifion ^{[2] [3] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bryn Roberts	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General election 1906: Eifion ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bryn Roberts	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

1906 Eifion by-election ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ellis William Davies	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Eifion ^{[2] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ellis William Davies	6,118	78.3	N/A
	Conservative	Francis John Lloyd Priestly	1,700	21.7	New
Majority			4,418	56.6	N/A
Turnout			7,818	82.7	N/A
	Liberal hold

General election December 1910: Eifion ^{[2] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ellis William Davies	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Liberal: Ellis William Davies
• Unionist:
• Ind. Liberal: W.O. Jones ^[8]

References

1. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig
3. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
6. "Methdaliad Mr William Humphreys, Abercin". Baner ac Amserau Cymru (in Welsh). No. 4 Dec 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
7. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
8. Liverpool Echo 21 Feb 1914