1912 Carmarthen District by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election in Wales September 2020 November 2013 The 1912 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 24 January 1912 for the Carmarthen Boroughs constituency in Wales.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 107 The constituency of Carmarthen Boroughs was centred on the boroughs of Carmarthen and Llanelli. 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 voting system. Vacancy thumb|right|Llewelyn Williams MP The sitting Liberal MP, W. Llewelyn Williams was appointed Recorder of Swansea, and required by the laws at the time, to seek re-election in a by-election. Electoral history The constituency had returned Liberals at every election since 1876, apart from in 1895 when a Liberal Unionist won. At the last General election in December 1910, Williams was returned unopposed. However at the previous General Election, there was a contest; General election January 1910: Carmarthen Boroughs Liberal Party (UK) W. Llewelyn Williams 4,197 68.1 -0.2 Liberal Unionist Party (UK) Hardinge Goulburn Giffard, 2nd Earl of Halsbury Hardinge Goulburn Giffard 1,965 31.9 +0.2 2,232 36.2 -0.4 6,162 91.0 -0.2 6,772 Liberal Party (UK) -0.2 Candidates Forty-five-year-old Llewelyn Williams was a local man having been born in the Towy Valley. He was educated at Llandovery College and Brasenose College, University of Oxford. He built a career in south Wales as a journalist before being called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1897. At the 1906 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen District. Williams held the seat at both 1910 general elections. Politically, he has opposed the Boer War, was a supporter of Disestablishment of the Church in Wales and a Welsh Nationalist.Who's Who The Conservatives selected 48-year-old Henry Coulson Bond as their candidate. He was born in Berkshire and educated at Rugby School. Bond was a first time candidate. The Labour Party chose F.G. Vivian to contest the seat. He had not fought an election before, and Labour had not contested this seat before. Result The Liberals comfortably held the seat but with a reduced majority; 1912 Carmarthen Boroughs by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. 9780333169032. Page 455 Liberal Party (UK) W. Llewelyn Williams 3,836 58.6 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Coulson Bond 2,555 39.1 +7.2 Independent Labour F G Vivian 149 2.3 N/A 1,281 19.5 -16.7 6,540 89.8 -1.2 7,279 Liberal Party (UK) -8.3 Aftermath In February 1915, Williams was appointed Recorder of Cardiff and required to face another by-election, in which he was returned unopposed. Neither Bond nor Vivian stood for parliament again. References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:1912 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1912 in Wales Category:1910s elections in Wales Category:Elections in Carmarthenshire Category:20th century in Carmarthenshire Category:January 2012 in the United Kingdom