- Merthyr (UK Parliament constituency)
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Merthyr Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1918–1950 Number of members one 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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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.
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Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Election Member Party 1918 Sir Edgar Rees Jones Coalition Liberal 1922 Richard Collingham Wallhead Labour 1931 ILP 1933 Labour 1934 by-election S. O. Davies Labour 1950 constituency abolished: see Merthyr Tydfil Election results
Elections in the 1930s
Merthyr by-election, 1934 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stephen Owen Davies 18,645 51.8 Liberal J. V. Evans 10,376 28.9 N/A Ind. Labour Party Rev Campbell Stephen 3,508 9.8 Communist Wal Hannington 3,409 9.5 Majority 8,269 22.9 Turnout 81.1 +0.3 Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing See also
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
Categories:- History of Glamorgan
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
- Politics of Merthyr Tydfil
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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