East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Glamorganshire | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | one |
East Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, 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.
Overview
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Throughout its existence it was held by the Liberal Party and it was a constituency largely dominated by the coal mining industry.
Boundaries
Created in the redistribution of seats in 1885 & from the old Glamorganshire constituency which had been in existence since 1541, the seat covered a wide area that included Llantwit Fardre, Church Village, Tonteg, Pentyrch, Creigiau, Pontypridd, Caerphilly, Abercynon, Llanfabon, Gelligaer, Hengoed. It was scrapped in the next redistribution of seats that took place in 1918.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir Alfred Thomas | Liberal | |
| 1910 | Allen Clement Edwards | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
History
Elections in the 1880s
Following the creation of the seat in 1885, there was a contest for the nomination. Following a meeting at Pontypridd, a number of candidates were proposed and invited to address public meetings. They included T. Marchant Williams, Lewis Morris and the Rev Aaron Davies.[1] Ultimately the two leading candidates proved to be Alfred Thomas, a prominent figure in the public life of Cardiff, where he had served as Mayor in 1881/2, and William Bowen Rowlands, a Pembrokeshire-born lawyer. A leading Baptist, Thomas's victory owed much to his nonconformist connections, upon which this 'amiable and benevolent man' based much of his political outlook.[2]
Election results 1885-1918
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alfred Thomas | 4,886 | 70.1 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Godfrey Lewis Bosville Clark | 2,086 | 29.9 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,800 | 40.2 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | n/a | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
The seat was held in 1886 by the Liberals who were unopposed.[3]
Elections in the 1890s
The seat was held in 1892 by the Liberals who obtained a majority of 2,967.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alfred Thomas | 6,055 | |||
| Conservative | Charles James Jackson | 3,909 | |||
| Majority | 2,146 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alfred Thomas | 6,994 | 63.2 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Edzell Morgan Lindsay | 4,080 | 36.8 | ||
| Majority | 2,914 | 26.3 | |||
| Turnout | 11,074 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
In the General Election of January/February 1906 Sir Alfred Thomas of the Liberal Party was returned Unopposed.
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir Alfred Thomas | 14,721 | 72.0 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Frank Hall Gaskell | 5,727 | 28.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 8,994 | 44.0 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 20,448 | 85.3 | n/a | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allen Clement Edwards | 9,088 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Hall Gaskell | 5,603 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | Charles Butt Stanton | 4,675 | 24.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 3,485 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 19,366 | 80.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Footnotes
- a The Total Electorate for the Constituency in December 1910 was also 23,979.
- b The Total Electorate for the Constituency in January 1910 was 23,979.
See also
- A map of Glamorganshire in 1885, showing its new divisions.
- Boundary Commission Map Report from 1885 showing detailed original maps used
- The National Library for Wales:Dictionary of Welsh Biography (Sir Alfred Thomas)
Notes and references
- ↑ "Nomination of Liberal Candidates". Weekly Mail. 25 April 1885. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Morgan 1960, p. 10.
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 101 1911 Section
Sources
Books and Journals
- Morgan, Kenneth O. (1960). "Democratic Politics in Glamorgan, 1884-1914". Morgannwg. 4: 5–27.
- Morgan, Kenneth O (1991). Wales in British Politics 1868–1922 (3rd ed.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708311245.