The Carmarthen by-election, 1882 was a parliamentary by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 held for the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 constituency of Carmarthen Boroughs

Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)

Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...

 in West Wales

West Wales

West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....

 on 4 January 1882.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 MP, Benjamin Thomas Williams

Benjamin Thomas Williams

Benjamin Thomas Williams was a Welsh barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1882....

 as a County Court

County Court

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 judge

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. Williams had himself been elected as MP for Carmarthen at a by-election in 1878.

Candidates

The Liberals selected Jones Jenkins

John Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe

John Jones Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe was a Welsh tin-plate manufacturer and Liberal politician.-Background:Jenkins was the son of Jenkin Jenkins of Morriston, Glamorgan and his wife Sarah Jones.-Business career:...

, an Alderman

Alderman

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 and magistrate

Magistrate

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 from Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, for which town he had been mayor

Mayor

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 three times.

The result

There being no other candidates putting themselves forward Jenkins was returned unopposed.
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