Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Abertillery County constituency |
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| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Abertillery was a county constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in South 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 of election.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency consisted of the urban districts of Abercarn, Abertillery and Nantyglo and Blaina.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | William Brace | Labour | |
| 1920 | George Barker | Labour | |
| 1929 | George Daggar | Labour | |
| 1950 | Rev Llewellyn Williams | Labour | |
| 1965 | Albert Clifford Williams | Labour | |
| 1970 | Jeffrey Thomas | Labour | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Elections
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[edit] Sources
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] References
- ^ Schedule 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5 c.64)
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
