University of Wales (UK Parliament constituency)

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University of Wales University constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	1950
Type:	House of Commons

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

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

General Election 14 December 1918: University of Wales
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Liberal	Rt Hon. John Herbert Lewis	739	80.8	N/A
	Labour	Mrs H.M. Mackenzie	176	19.2	N/A
Majority			563	61.6	N/A
Turnout			1,066	85.8	N/A
	Coalition Liberal gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

[edit] 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)