1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 June 2025 November 2013 1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Caernarvon Boroughs no 1935 United Kingdom general election 1935 1945 United Kingdom general election July 1945 26 April 1945 Seaborne Davies Lib Liberal Party (UK) 20,754 75.2% 8.6% John Edward Daniel x160px Plaid Cymru 6,844 24.8% black New MP David Lloyd George Liberal Party (UK) Seaborne Davies Liberal Party (UK) 58.8% ( 18.6%) The 1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 April 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Caernarvon Boroughs. Previous MP The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), David Lloyd George (1863–1945) had been elevated to the peerage as the 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor in January 1945. He died two months later, on 26 March 1945, before the by-election took place.LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID (1863 - 1945), the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, statesman Dictionary of Welsh Biography https://biography.wales/article/s2-LLOY-DAV-1863.html#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&manifest=https://damsssl.llgc.org.uk/iiif/2.0/1125096/manifest.json&xywh=1829,790,1366,1103 2026-06-12 biography.wales Lloyd George was first elected as the constituency's MP at the 1890 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election,David Lloyd George https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/houseoflords/house-of-lords-reform/from-the-collections/collections-david-lloyd-george/lloyd-george-at-desk/ 2026-06-12 www.parliament.uk en caused by the death of the previous Conservative MP. During a long and distinguished political career, the former MP had served in many high offices, notably as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908–1915 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1916–1922. He had led the Liberal Party, after the retirement of H. H. Asquith, from 1926 to 1931. Candidates The election took place during the Second World War. Under an agreement among the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties, who were participating in a wartime coalition, the party holding a seat would not be opposed by the other two at a by-election. Accordingly, the Liberal Party nominated a candidate, but no Labour or Conservative representative was put forward. Plaid Cymru, which was not party to the electoral agreement, named a candidate; so a contested poll took place. Two candidates were nominated. The list below is set out in descending order of the number of votes received at the by-election. 1. The Liberal Party candidate, supporting the coalition government, was 40-year old Seaborne Davies (1904–1984).SEABORNE-DAVIES, DAVID RICHARD (1904-1984), lawyer and politician Dictionary of Welsh Biography https://biography.wales/article/s8-SEAB-RIC-1904.html 2026-06-12 biography.wales After winning the by-election, he served in Parliament between April and July 1945 only, as he was defeated by a Conservative candidate in the 1945 United Kingdom general election.1945 - 1945 General Election - Caernarvon Boroughs https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/14357 https://web.archive.org/web/20250220143149/https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/elections/14357 20 February 2025 2026-06-12 api.parliament.uk en-GB live 2. Representing Plaid Cymru was Professor John Edward Daniel. He also contested Caernarvon Boroughs in the 1945 general election. Result 1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-electionCraig F. W. S. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai registration 1969 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 0-900178-01-9 Liberal Party (UK) Seaborne Davies 20,754 75.2 +8.6 Plaid Cymru John Edward Daniel 6,844 24.8 N/A 13,910 50.4 +17.2 27,598 58.8 -18.6 46,910 Liberal Party (UK) -8.1 See also Caernarvon Boroughs constituency List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Further reading British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977) Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919–1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979) Category:1945 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:History of Caernarfonshire Category:1945 in Wales Category:1940s elections in Wales Category:Politics of Caernarfonshire