1895 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none 1895 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1892 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1892 List of MPs elected in the 1892 United Kingdom general election 1900 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1900 All 34 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1895 13 Jul. – 7 Aug. 1895 79.3% ( 3.7 pp) The Earl of Rosebery.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Earl of Rosebery 5 March 1894 Liberal Party (UK) House of Lords 31 seats, 62.8% 25 6 144,216 56.8% 6.0 pp Robert-Gascoyne-Cecil-3rd-Marquess-of-Salisbury (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Marquess of Salisbury April 1881 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative-Liberal Unionist House of Lords 3 seats, 27.5% 8 5 98,256 40.0% 12.5 pp Joseph Chamberlain MP.png 120 120 160 0 0 Joseph Chamberlain 1891 Liberal Unionist Conservative-Liberal Unionist Birmingham West 0 seats, 9.7% 1 1 5,546 2.2% 7.5 pp File:United Kingdom general election 1895 in Wales.svg From 13 July to 7 August 1895, the 1895 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 670 members of the House of Commons, with 34 seats being in Wales.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 4 0333197348 1976 34 seats represented territorial constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system amongst 33 constituencies.https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04458/ Research Briefing: Voting systems in the UK 10 January 2023 Library of the House of Commons 11 October 2026 William Gladstone had retired as prime minister in the previous year, and Queen Victoria, disregarding Gladstone's advice to name Lord Spencer as his successor, had appointed the Earl of Rosebery as the new prime minister. Rosebery's government found itself largely in a state of paralysis due to a power struggle between him and William Harcourt, the Liberal Party leader in the Commons. On 21 June, Parliament voted to dismiss Secretary of State for War Henry Campbell-Bannerman following the 1895 vote of no confidence in the Rosebery ministry over Rosebery following the move to reduce the salary of the Secretary of State for War as a censure over deficient supply of cordite to the Army.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 164 0333197348 1976 Fearing the government would likely not survive a potential motion of no confidence, Rosebery resigned as Prime Minister. Leader of the Conservative Party Lord Salisbury was re-appointed as prime minister, and called a new election.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 164 0333197348 1976 The Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party once again ran under their national alliance, leading to a landslide victory for the parties over the Liberal Party nationally, with a more pronounced trend towards this alliance in Wales.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 15 0333197348 1976 Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1895 general election in Wales.https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/16 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 10 October 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15 2006Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-bookFerris, Wesley (2011). "The Candidates of the Liberal Unionist Party, 1886–1912". Parliamentary History. 30# 2: 142–157. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00246.x. Affiliation CandidatesLiberal Party 34Includes Liberal-Labour candidate William Abraham who stood in Rhondda.Conservative Party 29Liberal Unionist Party 2The candidates stood were John Jones Jenkins in Carmarthen Boroughs and William Joseph Buckley in West Carmarthenshire.Independent Liberal-Labour 2The candidates that stood were Allen Upward in Merthyr Tydfil and Ernest Hall Hedley in Swansea District.Total 67 Analysis Liberal Party Across the United Kingdom, the Liberal Party saw a 0.6% drop in vote share with a net loss of 94 seats, which were primarily transferred to the Conservative Party and its allies, the Liberal Unionist Party. However, this general trend was much more pronounced in vote share in Wales, with a transfer of seats away from the Liberals. In Wales, the Liberals saw a decrease in its seats from 31 seats to 25, as well as dropping in vote share by roughly 6.0%.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 4 0333197348 1976 The Liberal Party retained the seats of Anglesey, Arfon, Eifion, East Denbighshire, Flint Boroughs, Flintshire, Merioneth, Montgomeryshire, Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthen Boroughs, East Carmarthenshire, West Carmarthenshire, West Denbighshire, Pembrokeshire, Caernarfon, East Glamorganshire, Rhondda, Mid Glamorganshire, Monmouth Boroughs, Swansea District, Gower, North Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire. The party also held both seats in the two-member constituency of Merthyr Tydfil.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book Conservatives and Liberal Unionists Conservative Party saw a large swing in its favour against the Liberal Party much like it had nationally, as well as by standing more candidates in Wales compared to the previous elect with its allies, the Liberal Unionists, standing far fewer in Wales. Many of such seats instead had Conservative candidates. Overall, the alliance between the two parties saw an increase in vote share of a combined 5.0% and increase of 6 seats.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15 2006 The Conservatives won Radnorshire, Pembroke and Haverfordwest, Cardiff, South Glamorganshire, Swansea Town from the Liberal Party. It otherwise retained Montgomery, Denbigh Boroughs and South Monmouthshire.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book The Liberal Unionist Party suffered a large swing against it due largely to the party only having stood two candidates in Wales: John Jones Jenkins in Carmarthen Boroughs and William Joseph Buckley in West Carmarthenshire. Jenkins, who had run in Carmarthen Boroughs in the previous two elections unsuccessfully, won the constituency from the Liberal Party, returning to Parliament in the constituency after having lost his seat in 1886.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-bookFerris, Wesley (2011). "The Candidates of the Liberal Unionist Party, 1886–1912". Parliamentary History. 30# 2: 153, 156. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00246.x. Buckley was unsuccessful in West Carmarthenshire, but took 42.8% of the vote in the constituency.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book It was the last election at which the Liberal Unionists would hold elected political representation in Wales, before the party formally merged with the Conservative Party in 1912. Results +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 4 0333197348 1976SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%)Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Change (%)   Liberal 25Includes Liberal-Labour MP William Abraham in Rhondda. 0 6 6 73.5 144,216 56.8 6.0   Conservative-Liberal Unionist 9 6 0 6 26.5 103,802 42.2 5.0 Conservative Party (UK) 8 5 0 5 23.5 98,256 40.0 12.5 Liberal Unionist Party 1 1 0 1 2.9 5,546 2.2 7.5   Independent Liberal-Labour 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1892 — 2,677 1.0 Total 34 0 100.0 250,695 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 303,488Electorate in contested constituencies. The total electorate was 322,784.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 75 0333197348 1976 79.3British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 75 0333197348 1976 3.7 Popular vote Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 56.8 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 40.0 Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party 2.2 Ind. Lib-Lab Liberal-Labour (UK) 1.0 Popular vote (alliances) #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 56.8 Con-LU Conservative and Liberal Unionist 42.2 Ind. Lib-Lab Liberal-Labour (UK) 1.0 Parliament seats Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 73.5 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 23.5 Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party 2.9 Parliament seats (alliances) #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 73.5 Con-LU Conservative and Liberal Unionist 26.5 See also 1895 United Kingdom general election in England 1895 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1895–1900) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1895 in Wales Category:1890s elections in Wales 1895 #Wales