Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)





















Caernarvonshire

Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

1918–1950
Replaced by
Caernarvon and Conway
Created from
Arfon and Eifion
1542–1885
Replaced by
Arfon and Eifion

Caernarvonshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.




Contents






  • 1 Members of Parliament


    • 1.1 MPs 1542–1604


    • 1.2 MPs 1604–1950




  • 2 Uncontested elections 1832–1865


  • 3 Elections 1866–1885


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1860s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1870s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1880s




  • 4 Elections 1918–1945


    • 4.1 Elections in the 1910s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 1920s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1930s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1940s




  • 5 Sources





Members of Parliament



  • Constituency created (1542)



MPs 1542–1604



















































































Parliament Member
1542 ?John "Wynn" ap Maredudd [1]
1545
John Puleston[1]
1547
Sir John Puleston, died 1552
and replaced by
John "Wynn" ap Maredudd} [1]
1553 (Mar)
John Wynn ap Hugh [1]
1553 (Oct)
Morris Wynn [1]
1554 (Apr)
Morris Wynn [1]
1554 (Nov)
David Lloyd ap Thomas [1]
1555
Sir Rhys Gruffydd [1]
1558
William Wynn Williams [1]
1558–1559
Robert Pugh [2]
1563 (Jan)
Morris Wynn[2]
1571
John Wynn ap Hugh [2]
1572 (Apr)
John Gwynne, died 1574
and replaced by
William Thomas[2]
1584
William Thomas [2]
1586
John Wynn [2]
1588 (Oct)
Hugh Gwyn Bodvel [2]
1593
William Maurice [2]
1597 (Oct)
William Griffith [2]
1601 (Sep)
William Jones [2]


MPs 1604–1950









































































Year Member Party

1604

Sir William Maurice


1614

Richard Wynn


1621

John Griffith


1624

Thomas Glynn


1625

Thomas Glynn


1626

John Griffith


1628

John Griffith


1640 April

Thomas Glynn


1640 November

John Griffith junior
disabled 1642

1647

Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet


1653
Not represented in Barebones Parliament


















Year First Member Second Member
Two members in first and second protectorate parliaments
1654

Sir John Glynne

Thomas Madryn
1656

Sir John Glynne
Henry Lawrence

Robert Williams














































































































































































































Year Member Party
1659


William Glynne

1660


Sir John Glynne

1661


Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet

1675


Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley

1679


Thomas Bulkeley

1689


Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet

1697


Thomas Bulkeley

1705


Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet

1713


William Griffith

1715


John Griffith

1740


John Wynn

1741


William Bodvell

1754


Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet

1761


Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet

1774


Thomas Assheton Smith

1780


John Parry

1790


Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet

1826


Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet

1830


Charles Griffith-Wynne

1832


Thomas Assheton Smith

Conservative
1837


John Ormsby-Gore

Conservative
1841


Edward Douglas-Pennant

Conservative
1866


George Douglas-Pennant

Conservative
1868


Love Jones-Parry

Liberal
1874


Hon. George Douglas-Pennant

Conservative
April 1880


Watkin Williams

Liberal
December 1880


William Rathbone

Liberal

1885

Constituency abolished

1918

Constituency re-created
1918


Charles Edward Breese

Coalition Liberal
1922


Robert Jones

Labour
1923


Goronwy Owen

Liberal
1945


Goronwy Roberts

Labour

1950

Constituency abolished


Uncontested elections 1832–1865






























General Election 1832: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Tory

Thomas Assheton Smith

Unopposed

Registered electors
1,688




Tory hold





























General Election 1835: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Thomas Assheton Smith

Unopposed

Registered electors
1,642




Conservative hold





























General Election 1837: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Ormsby-Gore

Unopposed

Registered electors
1,791




Conservative hold





























General Election 1841: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed

Registered electors
2,162




Conservative hold





























General Election 1847: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed

Registered electors
2,117




Conservative hold





























General Election 1852: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed

Registered electors
1,913




Conservative hold





























General Election 1857: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed

Registered electors
2,060




Conservative hold





























General Election 1859: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed

Registered electors
2,116




Conservative hold





























General Election 1865: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed

Registered electors
2,190




Conservative hold


Elections 1866–1885



Elections in the 1860s


Pennant was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Penrhyn, causing a by-election.
























By-election, 14 Aug 1866: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Douglas-Pennant

Unopposed


Conservative hold






















































General Election 1868: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Love Jones-Parry

1,968

52.0

N/A


Conservative

George Douglas-Pennant
1,815
48.0

N/A
Majority
153
4.0

N/A

Turnout
3,783
78.0

N/A

Registered electors
4,852




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing

N/A



Elections in the 1870s























































General Election 1874: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Douglas-Pennant

2,750

54.3

+6.3


Liberal

Love Jones-Parry
2,318
45.7
−6.3
Majority
432
8.5

N/A

Turnout
5,068
80.6
+2.6

Registered electors
6,286




Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing
+6.3



Elections in the 1880s























































General Election 1880: Caernarvonshire[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Watkin Williams

3,303

60.0

+14.3


Conservative

George Douglas-Pennant
2,206
40.0
−14.3
Majority
1,097
19.9

N/A

Turnout
5,509
82.8
+2.2

Registered electors
6,652




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+14.3


Williams resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice























































By-election, 2 Dec 1880: Caernarvonshire[4][3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Rathbone

3,180

59.7

−0.3


Conservative

Hugh Ellis-Nanney[5]
2,151
40.3
+0.3
Majority
1,029
19.3
−0.6

Turnout
5,331
80.1
−2.7

Registered electors
6,652




Liberal hold

Swing
−0.3



Elections 1918–1945



Elections in the 1910s























































General Election 1918: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Liberal

Charles Edward Breese
10,488
44.5
n/a


Independent Labour

Robert Jones
8,145
34.6
n/a


Independent Liberal

Ellis William Davies
4,937
20.99
n/a
Majority
2,343
9.9
n/a

Turnout

64.6
n/a


Liberal win

C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s

















































General Election 1922: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Robert Jones
14,016
53.0
+18.4


National Liberal

Charles Edward Breese
12,407
47.0
+2.5
Majority
1,609
6.0
−3.9

Turnout
26,423
70.6
+6.0


Labour gain from National Liberal

Swing


















































General Election 6 December 1923 : Caernarvonshire [6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Goronwy Owen
15,043
52.7
+5.7


Labour

Robert Jones
13,521
47.3
−5.7
Majority
1,522
5.4
11.4

Turnout

74.9
+4.3


Liberal gain from Labour

Swing
+5.7

















































General Election 1924: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Goronwy Owen
15,033
50.8
−1.9


Labour

Robert Jones
14,564
49.2
+1.9
Majority
469
1.6
−3.8

Turnout
29,597
76.6
+1.7


Liberal hold

Swing
−1.9

































































General Election 1929: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Goronwy Owen
18,507
47.8
−2.9


Labour

Robert Jones
14,867
38.5
−10.7


Unionist
D. Fowden Jones
4,669
12.1
n/a


Plaid Cymru

Lewis Valentine
609
1.6
n/a
Majority
3,640
9.3
+7.8

Turnout
38,652
81.4
+4.8


Liberal hold

Swing
+3.9



Elections in the 1930s

































































General Election 1931: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Goronwy Owen
14,993
39.0



Labour

Elwyn Jones
14,299
37.2



National
W P O Evans
7,990
20.8



Plaid Cymru

John Edward Daniel
1,136
3.0

Majority
694
1.8


Turnout
38,418
80.0



Liberal hold

Swing



  • Owen opposed the National Government
























































General Election 1935: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Goronwy Owen
17,947
48.6



Labour

Elwyn Jones
16,450
44.5



Plaid Cymru

John Edward Daniel
2,534
6.9

Majority
1,497
4.1


Turnout
36,931
74.9



Liberal hold

Swing



General Election 1939/40:


Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;




  • Liberal: Goronwy Owen


  • Labour: Elwyn Jones



Elections in the 1940s

























































General Election 1945: Caernarvonshire
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Goronwy Roberts
22,043
55.3
+10.8


Liberal

Goronwy Owen
15,637
39.3
−9.3


Plaid Cymru

Ambrose Bebb
2,152
5.4
−1.5
Majority
6,406
16.1
20.1

Turnout

77.7
+2.8


Labour gain from Liberal

Swing
+10.0



Sources


  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)




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