In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.... in Wales
Wales
native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ... , returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords .... . The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the British House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally-populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalize representation across the UK.... divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire
East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , South Glamorganshire
South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , Mid Glamorganshire
Mid Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Glamorganshire was a county constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run of any UK constituency.... and Rhondda
Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)
Rhondda is a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... .
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In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.... in Wales
Wales
native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ... , returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords .... . The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the British House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally-populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalize representation across the UK.... divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire
East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , South Glamorganshire
South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , Mid Glamorganshire
Mid Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Glamorganshire was a county constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run of any UK constituency.... and Rhondda
Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)
Rhondda is a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... .
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of Glamorganshire.
The Earldom of Pembroke, associated with Pembroke Castle in Wales, was created by King Stephen of England. Several times the line has become extinct, and the Earldom has been re-created, starting the count over again with a new first Earl....
William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot , known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was an Great Britain politician.Talbot was born at Worcester, the son of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, later Earl Talbot.... , later Earl Talbot
Earl Talbot
Earl Talbot is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. This branch of the Talbot family descends from the Hon. Sir Gilbert Talbot , third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury....
Thomas Mathews - was a United Kingdom admiral. He was born at Llandaff Court, Llandaff, the son of Colonel Edward Mathews , and grandson on his mother's side of Sir Thomas Armstrong ....
George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon was the Second Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton. He acceeded to the title in 1807 after the death of his father George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon, first Baron of Kinderton.... , later Baron Vernon
Baron Vernon
Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1762 for the former Member of Parliament George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon....
Christopher Okoro Cole was a former List of Governors-General of Sierra Leone and President of Sierra Leone.In a complicated process of constitutional change when the monarchy was abandoned in early 1971, it was provided that Siaka Stevens, then Heads of Government of Sierra Leone, would become the "second president", while Cole, who had b...
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
representation increased to two members under the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
The 1832 UK general election, the first after the Reform Act 1832, saw the Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote....
The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as the Liberal Democrats....
Lewis Weston Dillwyn , eldest son of William Dillwyn and Sarah Dillwyn , was born in Walthamstow. His father, a Pennsylvanian Quaker had returned to Britain in 1777 during Philadelphia's worst period in the American War of Independence and settled at Higham Lodge, Walthamstow, Essex, UK....
The 1837 UK general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....
Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Order of St Patrick was a United Kingdom Peer. He was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1850....
In the 1857 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, finally won a majority in the British House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly....
The 1885 UK general election was from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an Representation of the People Act 1884 and Redistribution of Seats Act 1885....
East Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , South Glamorganshire
South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Glamorganshire was a United Kingdom constituencies in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , Mid Glamorganshire
Mid Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Glamorganshire was a county constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.... , Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run of any UK constituency.... and Rhondda
Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)
Rhondda is a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
