Llywelyn Williams
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Llywelyn Williams was a Welsh
Labour Party
politician.
In November 1950 he was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the safe Labour seat of Abertillery
in a by-election
after the death of sitting MP George Daggar
. He was re-elected to the House of Commons
at the next four general elections
, and died in office, in Newport
, in 1965, aged 53.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
In November 1950 he was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for the safe Labour seat of Abertillery
Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)
Abertillery was a county constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election...
in a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
after the death of sitting MP George Daggar
George Daggar
George Daggar was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament for the safe Labour seat of Abertillery in Monmouthshire, Wales...
. He was re-elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
at the next four general elections
United Kingdom general elections
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, and died in office, in Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, in 1965, aged 53.