Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)

This seat is to be abolished in time for the next planned UK Election in 2009 or 2010, as the Welsh Boundary Commission undertook radical changes in Clwyd and Gwynedd. The Caernarfon seat is replaced by Arfon.

Members of Parliament

Caernarvon District of Boroughs

* 1885 – 1886: Thomas Jones-Parry, Liberal
* 1886 – 1890: Edmund Swetenham, Conservative
* 1890 – 1945: David Lloyd George, Liberal ^{1 2}* 1945 – 1945: David Davies, Liberal
* 1945 – 1950: Lt-Col. David Price-White, Conservative

Caernarvonshire

* 1918 – 1922: Major Charles Breese, Liberal ¹* 1922 – 1923: Robert Jones, Labour
* 1923 – 1945: Sir Goronwy Owen, Liberal ²* 1945 – 1974: Goronwy Roberts, Labour

Caernarfon

* 1974 – 2001: Dafydd Wigley, Plaid Cymru
* 2001 – present: Hywel Williams, Plaid Cymru

Notes:

# Lloyd George and Breese were both returned as supporters of the Lloyd George Coalition Government.# Lloyd George and Owen did not support the National Government.

Elections

2005

2001

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd

Sources

*Historical list of MPs