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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1542-1918
Carmarthen was a
borough
constituency of the
House of Commons in the
English Parliament and later the
UK Parliament . It existed between 1542 until
1832 representing the town of
Carmarthen , Wales. In 1832 it was expanded and named Carmarthen Boroughs from 1832 until 1918. A county-wide constituency of
Carmarthenshire also existed between 1542 and 1885.
In 1918 Carmarthen Boroughs was abolished and a new county-wide division with the name
Carmarthen was established.
History
Carmarthenshire boundaries 1885–1918
Until 1832, Carmarthen was a
borough constituency consisting of the town of
Carmarthen .
Between 1832 and 1918 Carmarthen was a district of boroughs constituency, consisting of Carmarthen itself and
Llanelli , and was sometimes called "The Carmarthen Boroughs". A county-wide constituency also existed, called
Carmarthenshire , until 1885 (at which point it was split into East and West).
In 1918, the Carmarthen borough constituency was abolished, but the name was transferred to the new county-wide division of
Carmarthen .
Members of Parliament
MPs 1542–1640
1640–1832
1832–1918: Carmarthen Boroughs
Elections
Elections in the 19th century
Elections in the 1830s
At the
1830 general election , rioting broke out during polling, at which point
John Jones and his Whig rival, John George Philipps, had secured three votes apiece. The vote was abandoned and a by-election was called four months later in December.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 20th century
Elections in the 1900s
W.L. Williams
Elections in the 1910s
Notes and references
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"Aubrey, William (c.1529–1595)" .
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online edition, subscription required) .
Oxford University Press . Retrieved 24 February 2008 .
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"History of Parliament" . History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 26 November 2011 .
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Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
^ On petition, Magens was found not to have been duly elected, and his opponent Phillips was seated in his place
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k Stooks Smith, Henry (1845).
The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive . London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 184.
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Churton, Edward (1836).
The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836 . p. 163.
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"Carmarthen" . Dublin Evening Post . 29 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
^ Created a baronet, 1871
^ Succeeded to baronetcy, 1877
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"Carmarthen" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
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"The Battle of the Boroughs" .
Carmarthen Weekly Reporter . 28 November 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2018 – via
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"The nomination for Carmarthen Boroughs" .
The Illustrated London News . 7 January 1882. p. 15. Retrieved 24 November 2017 .
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f British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
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Sources
Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807)
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F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)