Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Pembrokeshire was a parliamentary constituency
based on the county of Pembrokeshire
in 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.
The Act contains the following provision, which had the effect of enfranchising the shire of Pembroke.
The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election
, when its territory was divided between the new constituencies of Preseli Pembrokeshire
and Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire
. Up to 1950 it was generally considered a Liberal stronghold, and a Labour safe seat thereafter. However, the Conservatives won the seat in 1970 when the sitting Labour MP Desmond Donnelly split from the party and formed The Democratic party. Donnelly lost the seat but polled well. In subsequent elections the Conservative vote held up, tending to show that Donnelly had held the seat with large majorities for Labour based on his own popularity as much as being the Labour candidate.
and Northern Pembrokeshire had been joined to the neighbouring Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency)
constituency to form Ceredigion and Pembroke North. This left Pembrokeshire with the major towns of Haverfordwest
, Milford Haven
, Pembroke Dock
and Tenby
.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
based on the county of Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
in Wales
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...
. It returned one 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) 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...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, elected by the first past the post system.
History
The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. VIII, c. 26) provided for a single county seat in the House of Commons for each of twelve historic Welsh counties (including Pembrokeshire) and two for Monmouthshire. Using the modern year, starting on 1 January, these parliamentary constituencies were authorised in 1536. In practice, the first known Knights of the Shire from Wales (as Members of Parliament from county constituencies were known before the nineteenth century) may not have been elected until 1545.The Act contains the following provision, which had the effect of enfranchising the shire of Pembroke.
And that for this present Parliament, and all other Parliaments to be holden and kept for this Realm, one Knight shall be chosen and elected to the same Parliaments for every of the Shires of Brecknock, Radnor, Mountgomery and Denbigh, and for every other Shire within the said Country of Dominion of Wales;
The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, when its territory was divided between the new constituencies of Preseli Pembrokeshire
Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Preseli Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. Up to 1950 it was generally considered a Liberal stronghold, and a Labour safe seat thereafter. However, the Conservatives won the seat in 1970 when the sitting Labour MP Desmond Donnelly split from the party and formed The Democratic party. Donnelly lost the seat but polled well. In subsequent elections the Conservative vote held up, tending to show that Donnelly had held the seat with large majorities for Labour based on his own popularity as much as being the Labour candidate.
Boundaries
The constituency was established with the boundaries of the county of Pembrokeshire, but by the time of abolition FishguardFishguard
Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300 . The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census....
and Northern Pembrokeshire had been joined to the neighbouring Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency)
The Cardigan District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election...
constituency to form Ceredigion and Pembroke North. This left Pembrokeshire with the major towns of Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales and serves as the County's principal commercial and administrative centre. Haverfordwest is the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire, with a population of 13,367 in 2001; though its community boundaries make it the second most populous...
, Milford Haven
Milford Haven
Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name...
, Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...
and Tenby
Tenby
Tenby is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay.Notable features of Tenby include of sandy beaches; the 13th century medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse ; 15th century St...
.
MPs 1545-1601
| Parliament | Member |
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| 1542 | Thomas Jones |
| 1545 | John Wogan |
| 1547 | Sir Thomas Jones |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Wogan |
| 1554 (Apr) | Arnold Butler |
| 1554 (Nov) | Arnold Butler |
| 1555 | ?Richard Cornwall |
| 1558 | Thomas Cathern |
| 1559 (Jan) | William Philipps |
| 1562–1563 | Sir John Perrot John Perrot Sir John Perrot served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I of England during the Tudor conquest of Ireland... |
| 1571 | John Wogan |
| 1572 | William Philipps, died 1576, replaced by John Wogan , died 1581, replaced by Sir Thomas Perrot |
| 1584 (Nov) | Thomas Revell |
| 1586 | Thomas Revell |
| 1588 (Oct) | George Devereux |
| 1593 | Sir Thomas Perrot |
| 1597 (Sep) | Sir Gelly Meyrick |
| 1601 | John Philipps |
MPs 1601–1832
| Election | Member | ||
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| 1604 | Alban Stepney Alban Stepney Alban Stepney or Stepneth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1572 and 1611.Stepney was the son of Thomas Stepney of Aldenham, Hertfordshire and his wife Dorothy Winde daughter of John Wilde of Ramsey Lincolnshire. He matriculated as a scholar from... |
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| 1620 | Sir John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
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| 1623 | Sir James Perrott James Perrot Sir James Perrot was a Welsh writer and Member of Parliament .He was the illegitimate son of Sir John Perrot, who was himself rumoured to be an illegitiamte son of Henry VIII. He matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford in 1586. He became a member of Middle Temple in 1590... |
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| 1625 | Sir John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
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| 1626 | Sir John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
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| 1628 | Sir John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
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| 1640 (Apr) | Sir John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
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| 1640 (Nov) | Sir John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... , died 1644 replaced by ? |
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| 1645 | Arthur Owen Arthur Owen (MP) Arthur Owen was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1678. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1648 | ? | ||
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| 1654 | Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1659.Philipps was the eldest son of Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet of Picton Castle. He succeeded to the baronetcy before 1654.... Arthur Owen Arthur Owen (MP) Arthur Owen was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1678. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1656 | James Philipps James Philipps James Philipps was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1662. He was a supporter of the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.-Life:... John Clark |
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| 1659 | Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1659.Philipps was the eldest son of Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet of Picton Castle. He succeeded to the baronetcy before 1654.... |
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| 1660 | Arthur Owen Arthur Owen (MP) Arthur Owen was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1678. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1678 | John Owen | ||
| 1679 | Sir Hugh Owen, Bt | ||
| 1681 | William Wogan | ||
| 1685 | William Barlow | ||
| 1689 | Sir Hugh Owen, Bt | ||
| 1695 | Sir Arthur Owen, Bt | ||
| 1705 | Wirriot Owen | ||
| 1710 | John Barlow | ||
| 1715 | Sir Arthur Owen, Bt | ||
| 1727 | John Campbell John Campbell of Cawdor John Campbell of Cawdor , was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire, Inverness Burghs and Corfe Castle.He was also the Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.-References:... |
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| 1747 | Sir William Owen, Bt | ||
| 1761 | Sir John Philipps, Bt Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet PC was a Welsh Jacobite politician.Sir John was the son of Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, and went on to Lincoln's Inn. In 1725, he married Elizabeth Shepherd. In 1736 he was mayor of Haverfordwest, and in 1741 he became MP... |
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| 1765 | Sir Richard Philipps, Bt Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (first creation) Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford , known as Sir Richard Philipps, Bt, from 1764 to 1776, was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1770 | Sir Hugh Owen, Bt | ||
| 1786 | The Lord Milford Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (first creation) Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford , known as Sir Richard Philipps, Bt, from 1764 to 1776, was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1812 | John Owen Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet , born John Lord, was a British Tory, later Conservative Party, politician from Wales who was a Member of Parliament for over fifty years.... |
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MPs 1832-1997
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Sir John Owen, Bt Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet , born John Lord, was a British Tory, later Conservative Party, politician from Wales who was a Member of Parliament for over fifty years.... |
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| 1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987... |
Viscount Emlyn John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor was the son of John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor and Lady Elizabeth Thynne. He married Sarah Mary Compton-Cavendish, daughter of General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton-Cavendish and Sarah Fawkener, on 28 June 1842. There are six children of the... |
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| 1861 by-election | George Lort Philipps | ||
| 1866 by-election | James Bevan Bowen | ||
| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Sir John Scourfield, Bt Sir John Scourfield, 1st Baronet Sir John Henry Scourfield,1st Baronet was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1876.... |
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| 1876 by-election | James Bevan Bowen | ||
| 1880 United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
William Davies William Davies (MP) William Davies was a Welsh Liberal politician.Davies was the son of Thomas Davies of Haverfordwest. He was admitted a Solicitor 1848 and became a J.P. and a Deputy Lieutenant for Pembrokeshire, and a J.P... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
William Rees Morgan Davies William Rees Morgan Davies William Rees Morgan Davies was a British politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire, from July 1892–1898.... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1898 by-election | John Philipps John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids John Wynford Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids PC was a British peer and former Liberal Member of Parliament for Mid Lanarkshire 1888–1894 and Pembrokeshire 1898–1908. He was educated at Felsted School.... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1908 by-election | Walter Francis Roch Walter Francis Roch Walter Francis Roch , sometime MP for Pembrokeshire from 1908 to 1918 was a Welsh politician and landowner, whose political career ended when he continued to support Asquith over David Lloyd George... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Sir Evan Davies Jones, Bt Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet , was a Welsh civil engineer and politician.The son of a sea captain, he was brought up in Fishguard and studied at the University of Bristol. He qualified as a civil engineer and was involved in the building of the Severn Tunnel and the Manchester Ship Canal... |
Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
Gwilym Lloyd-George Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.... |
National Liberal National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) The National Liberal Party was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923. It was led by David Lloyd George and was, at the time, separate to the original Liberal Party.-History:... |
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| 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 - Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *... |
Charles William Mackay Price | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Gwilym Lloyd-George Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... and Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Desmond Donnelly | Labour 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... |
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| 1968 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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| 1969 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (UK, 1969) The Democratic Party, initially known as Our Party, was formed in May 1969 by Desmond Donnelly, who had been a Labour MP, but had resigned the whip in January 1968 and been expelled by the party two months later... |
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| 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970 The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their... |
Nicholas Edwards Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell Roger Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, PC is a British Conservative Party politician and a former Secretary of State for Wales.-Background:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd... |
Nicholas Bennett Nicholas Bennett Nicholas Jerome Bennett is a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament from 1987-92 representing the constituency of Pembrokeshire, and was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Welsh Office from 1990-92.-Career:Bennett was a school teacher from 1976–1985,... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
Nick Ainger Nick Ainger Nicholas Richard 'Nick' Ainger is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as the Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire from 1992 to 1997 and then, following boundary changes, as MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:Ainger was born in... |
Labour 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... |
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| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
constituency abolished: see Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... and Preseli Pembrokeshire Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Preseli Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
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Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Sources
- The House of Commons 1509-1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)