Rhondda West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rhondda district of 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. Along with Rhondda East it was formed by dividing the old Rhondda constituency.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries Throughout its existence the constituency included the towns of Treorchy and Tonypandy.
1918–1974: The Urban District of Rhondda first, second, third, fourth, and fifth wards, and part of the sixth.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1918 William Abraham Labour 1920 by-election William John 1950 Iorwerth Thomas 1967 by-election Alec JonesFeb 1974 constituency abolished: see Rhondda
Election results
Elections in the 1910s General Election 1918, Rhondda William Abraham returned unopposed
Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1924, Rhondda West William John returned unopposed
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
This was the last occasion in the United Kingdom when a seat saw a walkover at a general election outside Northern Ireland and not as a result of a by-election; the other being Liverpool Scotland. Both seats returned a Labour MP unopposed in the 1945 general election.
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
See also 1920 Rhondda West by-election 1967 Rhondda West by-election
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