Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Arfon County constituency |
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| Image:ArfonParliamentaryConstituency.png | |
| Arfon shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1885, 2009 |
| MP: | MP |
| Party: | [[ ]] |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Gwynedd |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Arfon will be a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). "Arfon" is a historical name for the area, meaning "facing Anglesey"; it is also the name of the former district council. This seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission in time for the planned UK elections in 2009 or 2010. The same boundaries will be used for the Arfon Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election.
The Arfon division of Caernarvonshire was a former UK Parliament constituency, which existed from 1885 until 1918. Before 1885 and after 1918 the area was part of the Caernarvonshire constituency.
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[edit] Boundaries
When first created in 1885, the constituency was defined as the Petty Sessional Divisions of Bangor, Conway and Nant-Conway, with the Parishes of Llanddeinilen and Llanberis (which were within the Carnarvon Petty Sessional Division). The constituency included the boroughs of Bangor and Conway which were part of the Carnarvon District of Boroughs constituency; only those who owned freehold land within the boroughs could vote in elections for the Arfon constituency as a second vote.
The electoral wards which are used to create the twenty-first century Arfon are entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd. They are Arllechwedd, Bethel, Bontnewydd, Cadnant, Cwm-y-Glo, Deiniol, Deiniolen, Dewi, Garth, Gerlan, Glyder, Groeslon, Hendre, Hirael, Llanberis, Llanllyfni, Llanrug, Llanwnda, Marchog, Menai (Bangor), Menai (Caernarfon), Ogwen, Peblig (Caernarfon), Penisarwaun, Pentir, Penygroes, Seiont, Talysarn, Tregarth and Mynydd Llandygai, Waunfawr and Y Felinheli.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1885 – 1895: William Rathbone (Liberal)
- 1895 – 1915: William Jones (Liberal)
- 1915 – 1918: Griffith Rees (Liberal)
[edit] See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
[edit] Reference
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1972)
| Constituencies in Wales | |
|---|---|
| Labour |
Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat |
Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | |
| Plaid Cymru |
Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
