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Mid Glamorganshire was a county constituency in Glamorganshire, 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.

Overview

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, as a result of the division of the old two-member Glamorgan county constituency into five seats. The new constituency had an overwhelmingly working-class electorate. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Created in the redistribution of seats in 1885 & from the old Glamorganshire constituency which had been in existence since 1541, the seat covered a wide area that included Maesteg, Llangeinor, Llynfi Valley, Aberpergwm, Margam Park, Briton Ferry, Glyncorrwg, Resolven. It was scrapped in the next redistribution of seats that took place in 1918.

History

C.R.M. Talbot

Following the creation of the seat in 1885, this predominantly mining constituency, which included the Llyfni, Garw and Ogmore valleys, was initially represented by the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, who had served as a member for the Glamorgan county seat since 1830. Despite his venerable status, a meeting of the Liberal Association held at Maesteg initially considered other candidates including Gwilym Williams and J. Carvell Williams.^[1] Although a leading member of the county aristocracy, Talbot did at this time support the principle of electing working men to parliament, especially in mining constituencies, and endorsed the efforts of the Rhondda miners to have William Abraham (Mabon) selected as Liberal candidate for the new Rhondda constituency.^[2]

Despite adopting a number of Gladstonian principles, Talbot remained opposed to Irish Home Rule, and this was inevitably going to present a difficulty at the 1886 General Election.{{sfn|Campbell|2000|p=67}} There was criticism of Talbot's views in the more industrial parts of the constituency, such as the Maesteg area. He wrote to his fellow county member, Hussey Vivian, that he had a meeting with Maesteg Liberals and although they were friendly to his face, 'I am told that [they] became quarrelsome after I left, and suggested various substitutes'.{{sfn|Campbell|2000|p=78}} A number of alternative candidates were suggested, including Abel Thomas, John Cory, Thomas Williams of Merthyr, R.D. Burnie and Cyril Flower. However, none of these was pprepared to consent to be nominated in opposition to Talbot.^[3] Some few weeks later, however, a meeting of the Association at Briton Ferry which, significantly, was not attended by delegates from some industrial districts, unanimously re-adopted Talbot, stating that he had 'made great progress towards the views they, as an association, held'.^[3]

Samuel T. Evans

Upon Talbot's death in 1890, his successor was Samuel Thomas Evans, a grocer's son from Skewen who was initially a militant nonconformist radical and supporter of Welsh Home Rule through Cymru Fydd. Evans, however, later toned down his radicalism on achieving ministerial office.{{sfn|Morgan|1960|p=10}}

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Evans is appointed president of the probate, divorce and admirality division of the High Court of Justice, prompting a by-election.

Another General Election was scheduled to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

See also

Notes and references

1. ^{{cite news|title=Mid-Glamorgan Parliamentary Division|url=http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3364693/ART63|accessdate=16 May 2014|newspaper=Weekly Mail|date=9 May 1885}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Mr C.R.M. Talbot MP on Labour Representation|url=http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3422626/ART105|accessdate=17 May 2014|newspaper=Cardiff Times|date=25 April 1885}}
3. ^¹{{cite news|title=Selection of Mr C.R.M. Talbot|url=http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3423129/3423137/195|accessdate=6 July 2016|newspaper=Cardiff Times|date=3 July 1886|page=8}}
4. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
5. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}
6. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
7. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
8. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
9. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
10. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
11. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
12. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
13. ^The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
14. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
15. ^The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
16. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1907
17. ^The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 92 1910 Section
18. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
19. ^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
20. ^The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 101 1911 Section