Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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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.
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 the House of Commons
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of the Parliament of England
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then of the Parliament of Great Britain
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from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1801 to 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) by the first past the post system.
1542–1604
| Parliament | Member |
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| 1542 | ?John "Wynn" ap Maredudd |
| 1545 | John Puleston |
| 1547 | Sir John Puleston, died 1552 and replaced by John "Wynn" ap Maredudd} |
| 1553 (Mar) | John Wynn ap Hugh |
| 1553 (Oct) | Morris Wynn |
| 1554 (Apr) | Morris Wynn |
| 1554 (Nov) | David Lloyd ap Thomas |
| 1555 | Sir Rhys Gruffydd |
| 1558 | William Wynn Williams |
| 1558–1559 | Robert Pugh |
| 1563 (Jan) | Morris Wynn |
| 1571 | John Wynn ap Hugh |
| 1572 (Apr) | John Gwynne, died 1574 and replaced by William Thomas |
| 1584 | William Thomas |
| 1586 | John Wynn |
| 1588 (Oct) | Hugh Gwyn Bodvel |
| 1593 | William Maurice William Maurice Sir William Maurice was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611.Maurice was the son of Morys ap Ellis ap Morys, and grandson of Ellis ap Morris of Clennenau. He was one of the Council of the Marches of Wales. He was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire... |
| 1597 (Oct) | William Griffith |
| 1601 (Sep) | William Jones |
1604–1950
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| 1604 | Sir William Maurice William Maurice Sir William Maurice was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611.Maurice was the son of Morys ap Ellis ap Morys, and grandson of Ellis ap Morris of Clennenau. He was one of the Council of the Marches of Wales. He was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire... |
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| 1614 | Richard Wynn Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1649.... |
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| 1621 | John Griffith John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris) John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Griffith was the son of John Griffith , Llyn... |
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| 1624 | Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640. He suppported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1625 | Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640. He suppported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1626 | John Griffith John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris) John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Griffith was the son of John Griffith , Llyn... |
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| 1628 | John Griffith John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris) John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Griffith was the son of John Griffith , Llyn... |
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| 1640 April | Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640. He suppported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1640 November | John Griffith junior John Griffith (of Llyn) John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Griffith was the eldest son of John Griffith and his wife May Trevor, daughter of Sir Richard Trevor of Trevalyn. He was of Llyn... |
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| 1647 | Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet succeeded his father Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet at Gwydir in 1660.He was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire for 1657, Member of the Parliament of England for Caernarvonshire, 1647–53 and 1661–75, and was associated with the municipal government of Denbigh... |
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| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| Year | First Member | Second Member |
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| Two members in first and second protectorate parliaments | ||
| 1654 | Sir John Glynne John Glynne (judge) Sir John Glynne KS was a Welsh lawyer of the Commonwealth and Restoration periods, who rose to become Lord Chief Justice of the Upper Bench, under Oliver Cromwell... |
Thomas Madryn Thomas Madryn Thomas Madryn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.Madryn was the son of either Robert Madryn, High Sheriff in 1603 or Griffith Madryn, High Sheriff in 1633. He was a J.P. for Carnarvonshire and was High... |
| 1656 | Sir John Glynne John Glynne (judge) Sir John Glynne KS was a Welsh lawyer of the Commonwealth and Restoration periods, who rose to become Lord Chief Justice of the Upper Bench, under Oliver Cromwell... Henry Lawrence Henry Lawrence (President of the Council) Henry Lawrence was an English statesman who served as President of the English Council of State during the Protectorate.Lawrence was brought up as a Puritan, and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and then Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he became an MA in 1627... |
Robert Williams Sir Robert Williams, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Williams, 2nd Baronet , was a politician in Wales.He was a Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire, 1656–1658, and for Caernarvon Boroughs, 1659. He was one of the Williams-Bulkeley Baronets; he became a baronet in 1663.... |
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1659 | William Glynne Sir William Glynne, 1st Baronet Sir William Glynne, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician.William was the son of Sir John Glynne, the Lord Chief Justice during the Commonwealth. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, taking his degree in 1656, and represented Caernarfon in the Third Protectorate Parliament... |
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| 1660 | Sir John Glynne John Glynne (judge) Sir John Glynne KS was a Welsh lawyer of the Commonwealth and Restoration periods, who rose to become Lord Chief Justice of the Upper Bench, under Oliver Cromwell... |
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| 1661 | Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet succeeded his father Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet at Gwydir in 1660.He was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire for 1657, Member of the Parliament of England for Caernarvonshire, 1647–53 and 1661–75, and was associated with the municipal government of Denbigh... |
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| 1675 | Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel was a British peer and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Anglesey, 1660–1661, Caernarvonshire, 1675–1679, and Anglesey for the second time from 1685 to 1689.-References:... |
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| 1679 | Thomas Bulkeley | ||
| 1689 | Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet was a Welsh politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire from 1689 until his death. He was one of the Williams Baronets.-References:... |
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| 1697 | Thomas Bulkeley | ||
| 1705 | Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet succeeded his cousin Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet as a baronet in 1674 but did not inherit the lands of the Gwydyr Estate which passed to his predecessor's daughter Mary.-Inheritance:... |
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| 1713 | William Griffith | ||
| 1715 | John Griffith John Griffith (1687–1739) John Griffith was a Welsh politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire, Wales from 1715, succeeding his brother William who had died as the sitting MP.... |
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| 1740 | John Wynn Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet was a British Member of Parliament, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet and his wife Frances Glynn.... |
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| 1741 | William Bodvell | ||
| 1754 | Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet was a British Member of Parliament, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet and his wife Frances Glynn.... |
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| 1761 | Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough , known as Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet, from 1773 to 1776, was a British Member of Parliament.Wynn was the son of Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet... |
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| 1774 | Thomas Assheton Smith | ||
| 1780 | John Parry | ||
| 1790 | Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1790 to 1830.Williams was the son of Sir Hugh Williams, 8th Baronet and his wife Emma Rowland.... |
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| 1826 | Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet Thomas Wynn, 2nd Baron Newborough Thomas John Wynn, 2nd Baron Newborough , was a British peer.-Background:Newborough was the eldest son of Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough, and Maria Stella Petronilla, daughter of Lorenzo Chiappini.-Political career:... |
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| 1830 | Charles Griffith-Wynne | ||
| 1832 | Thomas Assheton Smith Thomas Assheton Smith II Thomas Assheton Smith was an English landowner and all-round sportsman who was notable for being one of the outstanding amateur cricketers of the early 19th century. He was a Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1821 to 1837... |
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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| 1837 | John Ralph Ormsby-Gore John Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech , was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.Harlech was the eldest son of William Ormsby-Gore and Mary Jane Ormsby. He was elected to the House of Commons for Carnarvonshire in 1837, a seat he held until 1841, and later represented North Shropshire... |
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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| 1841 | Edward Douglas-Pennant | 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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| 1841 | Edward Douglas-Pennant | 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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| 1866 | George Douglas-Pennant | 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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| 1868 | Love Jones-Parry | 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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| 1874 | Hon. George Douglas-Pennant | 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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| April 1880 | Charles James Watkin Williams Charles James Watkin Williams Charles James Watkin Williams was a Welsh judge, doctor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.-Life:... |
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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| December 1880 | William Rathbone William Rathbone VI William Rathbone VI was an English merchant and businessman noted for his philanthropic and public work... |
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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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
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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... |
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| 1918 | Charles Edward Breese Charles Edward Breese Charles Edward Breese was a Welsh solicitor, antiquarian and Liberal politician.-Family:Breese was the son of Edward Breese , lawyer and antiquary, who published Kalendars of Gwynedd, a complete record of the high officers of the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire , and Merionethshire... |
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| 1922 | Robert Thomas Jones Robert Thomas Jones Robert Thomas Jones was a Welsh quarryman, trade unionist and Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1922 general election as the Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1918... |
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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| 1923 | Goronwy Owen | 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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| 1945 | Goronwy Owen Roberts | 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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| 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... |
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