Pembroke and Haverfordwest (UK Parliament constituency)

Pembroke and Haverfordwest
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Pembrokeshire
Created from	Haverfordwest and Pembroke

Pembroke and Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Pembroke and Haverfordwest in West Wales. 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 system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, replacing the former Pembroke constituency. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Comprising the boroughs of Pembroke, Tenby, Wiston, Milford, Haverfordwest, Fishguard, and Narberth and part of the parish of Llanstadwell.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Henry George Allen	Liberal
	1886	Richard Charles Mayne	Conservative
	1892	Charles Allen	Liberal
	1895	John Wimburn Laurie	Conservative
	1906	Owen Philipps	Liberal
	Jan 1910
	Dec 1910	Henry Guest	Liberal
1918		constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry George Allen	2,418		n/a
	Conservative	Richard Charles Mayne	2,150		n/a
Majority			268		n/a
Turnout					n/a
	Liberal win (new seat)

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Lewis Morris

General Election 1886: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Charles Mayne	2,305
	Liberal	Lewis Morris	2,033
Majority			272
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Francis Egerton Allen	2,580
	Conservative	John Wimburn Laurie	2,385
Majority			195
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1895: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Wimburn Laurie	2,729
	Liberal	Charles Francis Egerton Allen	2,550
Majority			169
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Wimburn Laurie	2,679
	Liberal	Thomas Terrell	2,667
Majority			12
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

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Owen Philipps

General Election 1906: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Owen Cosby Philipps	3,576
	Conservative	Sir Reginald Pole-Carew	2,527
Majority			1,049
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Owen Cosby Philipps	3,582
	Conservative	Sir George Elliot Armstrong	2,877
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Henry Guest

General Election December 1910: Pembroke and Haverfordwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hon. Christian Henry Charles Guest	3,357
	Conservative	John Frederick Lort Phillips	2,792
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Liberal: Hon. Christian Henry Charles Guest
• Unionist: David Hughes Morgan

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)