Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)
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| County constituency | |
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| Caernarfon shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1536 |
| MP: | Hywel Williams |
| Party: | Plaid Cymru |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Gwynedd |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Contents
Boundaries
This seat is to be abolished in time for the next planned UK Election in 2009 or 2010, as the Welsh Boundary Commission undertook radical changes in Clwyd and Gwynedd. The Caernarfon seat is replaced by Arfon.
Members of Parliament
Caernarvon District of Boroughs
- 1885 – 1886: Thomas Jones-Parry, Liberal
- 1886 – 1890: Edmund Swetenham, Conservative
- 1890 – 1945: David Lloyd George, Liberal 1 2
- 1945 – 1945: David Davies, Liberal
- 1945 – 1950: Lt-Col. David Price-White, Conservative
Caernarvonshire
- 1918 – 1922: Major Charles Breese, Liberal 1
- 1922 – 1923: Robert Jones, Labour
- 1923 – 1945: Sir Goronwy Owen, Liberal 2
- 1945 – 1974: Goronwy Roberts, Labour
Caernarfon
- 1974 – 2001: Dafydd Wigley, Plaid Cymru
- 2001 – present: Hywel Williams, Plaid Cymru
- Lloyd George and Breese were both returned as supporters of the Lloyd George Coalition Government.
- Lloyd George and Owen did not support the National Government.
Elections
See also
See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
|---|---|
| Labour | Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat | Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | Clwyd West | Monmouth | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Plaid Cymru | Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | Blaenau Gwent |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
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