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{{UK former constituency infobox|
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = Eifion
{{Infobox UK constituency
| Type =
|name = Eifion
| Year = 1885
|type =
| Abolition = 1918
| members = one
|parliament = uk
|year = 1885
}}
|abolished = 1918
'''Eifion''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in [[Caernarfonshire]], [[Wales]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] system.
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = [[Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Caernarvonshire]]
|next = [[Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Caernarvonshire]]
|}}
'''Eifion''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in [[Caernarfonshire]], [[Wales]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] system.


==History==
==History==


The constituency was created by the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]], and abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]].
The constituency was created by the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] for the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]], and abolished for the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]].


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
Eifion covered the southern part of Caernarvonshire. It included the Sessional Divisions of [[Eifionydd]] (or [[Portmadoc]]) and [[Pwllheli]] (excluding the boroughs of Caernarvon and Pwllheli and the parishes of Criccieth and Nevin) and part of the Sessional Division of Caernarvon (excluding the parishes of Llanberis and Llanddeiniolen).<ref name="ReferenceA">Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901</ref>
{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}}


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885]]
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]]
| [[John Bryn Roberts]]
| [[John Bryn Roberts]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906]]
| [[1906 Eifion by-election|1906]]
| [[Ellis William Davies]]
| [[Ellis William Davies]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918]]
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
|}


==Elections==
==Election results==
===Elections in the 1880s===
{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}}
[[File:Bryn_Roberts.jpg|thumb|120px|Roberts]]
{{Election box begin|title=[[1885 United Kingdom general election|General election 1885]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18">''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'', [[F. W. S. Craig]]</ref><ref name="ReferenceLYB07">The Liberal Year Book, 1907</ref><ref>Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Bryn Roberts]]
|votes=4,535
|percentage=63.8
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Hugh Ellis-Nanney]]
|votes=2,573
|percentage=36.2
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=1,962
|percentage=27.6
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=7,108
|percentage=79.2
|change=
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,978
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1886 United Kingdom general election|General election 1886]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceLYB07"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Bryn Roberts]]
|votes=4,244
|percentage=77.0
|change=+13.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate=George Farren
|votes=1,267
|percentage=23.0
|change=-13.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=2,977
|percentage=54.0
|change=+26.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=5,511
|percentage=61.4
|change=-17.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,978
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=+13.2
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1890s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1892 United Kingdom general election|General election 1892]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceLYB07"/><ref>Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Bryn Roberts]]
|votes=4,567
|percentage=69.8
|change=-7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=William Humphreys<ref>{{cite news|title=Methdaliad Mr William Humphreys, Abercin|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000037/18951204/013/0006|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=[[Baner ac Amserau Cymru]]|issue=4 Dec 1895|page=6|language=Welsh}}</ref>
|votes=1,973
|percentage=30.2
|change=+7.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=2,594
|percentage=39.6
|change=-14.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=6,540
|percentage= 67.9
|change= +6.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,630
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=-7.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1895 United Kingdom general election|General election 1895]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceLYB07"/><ref name="ReferenceA">Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Bryn Roberts]]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1900s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|General election 1900]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceLYB07"/><ref name="ReferenceA">Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Bryn Roberts]]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election 1906]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceLYB07"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Bryn Roberts]]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1906 Eifion by-election]]<ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceLYB07"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ellis William Davies]]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1910s===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1910]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceB">Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ellis William Davies]]
|votes=6,118
|percentage=78.3
|change= ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Francis John Lloyd Priestly
|votes=1,700
|percentage=21.7
|change= ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes= 4,418
|percentage=56.6
|change= ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 7,818
|percentage=82.7
|change= ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election December 1910]]: Eifion <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/><ref name="ReferenceB">Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ellis William Davies]]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
'''General Election 1914–15''':

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
*'''Liberal''': [[Ellis William Davies]]
*'''Unionist''':
*'''Ind. Liberal''': W.O. Jones<ref>Liverpool Echo 21 Feb 1914</ref>


==References==
==References==
*{{Rayment}}
{{reflist}}


{{Historic constituencies in Wales|selected = Until 1918}}

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[[Category:History of Caernarfonshire]]
[[Category:History of Caernarfonshire]]
[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales]]
[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918]]
[[Category:Politics of Caernarfonshire]]

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Latest revision as of 07:34, 15 July 2024

Eifion
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromCaernarvonshire
Replaced byCaernarvonshire

Eifion was a parliamentary constituency in Caernarfonshire, 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.

History

[edit]

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

[edit]

Eifion covered the southern part of Caernarvonshire. It included the Sessional Divisions of Eifionydd (or Portmadoc) and Pwllheli (excluding the boroughs of Caernarvon and Pwllheli and the parishes of Criccieth and Nevin) and part of the Sessional Division of Caernarvon (excluding the parishes of Llanberis and Llanddeiniolen).[1]

Members of Parliament

[edit]
Election Member Party
1885 John Bryn Roberts Liberal
1906 Ellis William Davies Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

[edit]

Elections in the 1880s

[edit]
Roberts
General election 1885: Eifion [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bryn Roberts 4,535 63.8
Conservative Hugh Ellis-Nanney 2,573 36.2
Majority 1,962 27.6
Turnout 7,108 79.2
Registered electors 8,978
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Eifion [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bryn Roberts 4,244 77.0 +13.2
Liberal Unionist George Farren 1,267 23.0 −13.2
Majority 2,977 54.0 +26.4
Turnout 5,511 61.4 −17.8
Registered electors 8,978
Liberal hold Swing +13.2

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Eifion [2][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bryn Roberts 4,567 69.8 −7.2
Conservative William Humphreys[6] 1,973 30.2 +7.2
Majority 2,594 39.6 −14.4
Turnout 6,540 67.9 +6.5
Registered electors 9,630
Liberal hold Swing -7.2
General election 1895: Eifion [2][3][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bryn Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Eifion [2][3][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bryn Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1906: Eifion [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bryn Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold
1906 Eifion by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ellis William Davies Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

[edit]
General election January 1910: Eifion [2][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ellis William Davies 6,118 78.3 N/A
Conservative Francis John Lloyd Priestly 1,700 21.7 New
Majority 4,418 56.6 N/A
Turnout 7,818 82.7 N/A
Liberal hold
General election December 1910: Eifion [2][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ellis William Davies Unopposed
Liberal hold

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig
  3. ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  4. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
  6. ^ "Methdaliad Mr William Humphreys, Abercin". Baner ac Amserau Cymru (in Welsh). No. 4 Dec 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  8. ^ Liverpool Echo 21 Feb 1914
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