Aberdare by-election, 1946
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The Aberdare by-election, 1946 was a parliamentary by-election
held on 5 December 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency
of Aberdare
in Wales
. The seat had become vacant when the Labour
Member of Parliament
(MP) George Hall had been created Viscount Hall
on 28 October 1946. Hall had held the seat since the 1922 general election
. The Labour candidate, David Thomas
held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1954, when a further by-election
was held.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 5 December 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency
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:...
of Aberdare
Aberdare (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdare was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election and returned one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 1983 general election....
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...
. The seat had become vacant when the 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...
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) George Hall had been created Viscount Hall
Viscount Hall
Viscount Hall, of Cynon Valley in the County of Glamorgan, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 October 1946 for the Labour politician George Hall...
on 28 October 1946. Hall had held the seat since the 1922 general election
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...
. The Labour candidate, David Thomas
David Thomas (British politician)
David Emlyn Thomas was a British politician. He served as a Labour Member of Parliament from 1946 to 1954.-Early life:...
held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1954, when a further by-election
Aberdare by-election, 1954
The Aberdare by-election, 1954 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 October 1954 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament David Thomas had died on 20 June 1954. Thomas had held the seat since a 1946...
was held.