University of Wales (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = University of Wales
Type = University
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1950

University of Wales was a university constituency electing one member to the British House of Commons, from 1918 to 1950.

Boundaries

This university constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918. It was abolished in 1950 by the Representation of the People Act 1948.

The constituency was not a physical area. Its electorate consisted of the graduates of the University of Wales

The constituency returned one Member of Parliament.

Members of Parliament

This is a list of people who represented this University in the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1918 and 1950.

:1918 - 22: Rt Hon. John Herbert Lewis, Coalition Liberal:1922 - 23: Thomas Arthur Lewis, National Liberal (died 18 July 1923):1923 - 24: George Maitland Lloyd Davies, Christian Pacifist then Labour (February 1924):1924 - 42: Ernest Evans, Liberal (appointed County Court Judge):1943 - 50: William John Gruffydd, Liberal

Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. In university seats, in this period, the polls were open for five days and voting did not take place on the polling day for the territorial constituencies.

Elections of the 1910s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1918: University of WalesElection box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Liberal
candidate = Rt Hon. John Herbert Lewis
votes = 739
percentage = 80.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mrs H.M. Mackenzie
votes = 176
percentage = 19.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 563
percentage = 61.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 915
percentage = 85.8
change = "N/A"Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 1,066Election box gain with party link
winner = Coalition Liberal
loser = new seat
swing = "N/A"

Elections of the 1920s

* After the fall of the coalition government in 1922, the former Coalition Liberals contested elections as the National Liberal Party.

Election box begin
title=General Election 1922: University of WalesElection box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Arthur Lewis
votes = 487
percentage = 39.5
change = - 41.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Rt Hon. Sir Ellis Ellis-Griffith, Bt
votes = 451
percentage = 35.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dr. Olive A. Wheeler
votes = 309
percentage = 24.8
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 46
percentage = 3.6
change = -58.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,247
percentage = 87.2
change = +1.4Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 1,441Election box hold with party link
winner = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"
* Seat vacant at the dissolution of Parliament, following the death of Lewis on 18 July 1923

Elections of the 1930s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Ernest Evans
votes = 2,796
percentage = 61.3
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = I. Davies
votes = 1,768
percentage = 38.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,028
percentage = 22.6
change = -19.2Election box turnout
votes = 4,564
percentage = 62.3
change = +0.9Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 7,325Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

Elections of the 1940s

* Evans appointed a County Court Judge, 1942

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Prof. William John Gruffydd
votes = 3,098
percentage = 52.3
change = -9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Saunders Lewis
votes = 1,330
percentage = 22.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politics)
candidate = Alun Davies
votes = 755
percentage = 12.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Evan Davies
votes = 634
percentage = 10.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = N.L. Evans
votes = 101
percentage = 1.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,768
percentage = 29.8
change = +7.2Election box turnout
votes = 5,918
percentage = 53.4
change = -9.0Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 11,079Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

Election box begin
title=General Election 1945: University of WalesElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Prof. William John Gruffydd
votes = 5,239
percentage = 75.5
change = +23.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Dr. Gwenan Jones
votes = 1,696
percentage = 24.5
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 3,543
percentage = 51.0
change = +21.2Election box turnout
votes = 6,935
percentage = 58.5
change = +5.1Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 11,847Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =
* Seat abolished, 1950

ee also

* University of Wales by-election, 1943

References

*"British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949", by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan 1977)
*"Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Vol. III 1918-1945", edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)