Merthyr (UK Parliament constituency)

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Merthyr
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
19181950
Number of membersone
Replaced by Merthyr Tydfil
Created from Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr was a borough constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Merthyr Tydfil.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir Edgar Rees Jones Coalition Liberal
1922 R. C. Wallhead Labour
1931 ILP
1933 Labour
1934 by-election S. O. Davies Labour
1950 constituency abolished: see Merthyr Tydfil

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Merthyr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Edgar Rees Jones 14,12752.7
Labour James Winstone 12,68247.3
Majority1,4455.4'
Turnout 26,80976.5
Registered electors 35,049
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Merthyr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead 17,516 53.0 +5.7
Independent and Anti-Socialist Richard Mathias [note 1] 15,55247.0New
Majority1,9646.0N/A
Turnout 33,06890.6+14.1
Registered electors 36,514
Labour gain from Liberal Swing N/A
General election 1923: Merthyr [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead 19,511 60.1 +7.1
Liberal David Rowland Thomas7,40322.8New
Unionist Arthur Fox-Davies 5,54817.1New
Majority12,10837.3+31.3
Turnout 32,46286.8-3.8
Registered electors 37,413
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Merthyr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead 19,882 59.8 -0.3
Unionist Arthur Fox-Davies 13,38340.2+23.1
Majority6,49919.6-17.7
Turnout 33,26586.9+0.1
Registered electors 38,276
Labour hold Swing -11.7
General election 1929: Merthyr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Wallhead 22,701 59.6 -0.2
Liberal James Jenkins8,69622.8New
Unionist Francis Bradley-Birt 6,71217.6-22.6
Majority14,00536.8+17.2
Turnout 38,10985.8-1.1
Registered electors 44,408
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Merthyr [3] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Labour Party R. C. Wallhead 24,623 69.4 +9.8
New Party Sellick Davies10,83430.6New
Majority13,78938.8N/A
Turnout 35,54780.8-5.0
Registered electors 43,908
Ind. Labour Party gain from Labour Swing N/A
1934 Merthyr by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. O. Davies 18,645 51.8 New
Liberal Victor Evans 10,37628.9New
Ind. Labour Party Campbell Stephen 3,5089.8-59.6
Communist Wal Hannington 3,4099.5New
Majority8,26922.9N/A
Turnout 35,93881.1+0.3
Registered electors 44,286
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing
General election 1935: Merthyr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. O. Davies 20,530 68.0 N/A
Ind. Labour Party Claude Stanfield9,64032.0-37.4
Majority10,89036.0N/A
Turnout 30,17068.8-12.0
Registered electors 43,842
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing N/A

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Merthyr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. O. Davies 24,879 81.4 +13.4
Independent Labour Samuel Jennings5,69318.6New
Majority19,18662.8+36.8
Turnout 30,57268.60.2
Registered electors 44,540
Labour hold Swing N/A

See also

Notes

  1. Nominee of the local National Liberal association and supported by the Merthyr Conservative association

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  538. ISBN   0-900178-01-9.
  2. Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885-1997, Beti Jones
  3. "Merthyr Tydfil: Political Parties". A Vision of Britain Through Time.