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Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Carmarthenshire Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1542–1885 Number of members one until 1832, then two Replaced by East Carmarthenshire and West Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832–33 general election. At the 1885 general election, it was divided into two new single-member seats: Carmarthenshire East and Carmarthenshire West. Contents 1 History 1.1 Reformed elections 2 Members of Parliament 2.1 MPs 1542–1640 2.2 MPs 1640–1832 2.3 MPs 1832–1885 3 Election results 3.1 Elections in the 1850s 3.2 Elections in the 1860s 3.3 Elections in the 1870s 3.4 Elections in the 1880s 4 References 5 Bibliography History For most of its history, the Carmarthenshire constituency was dominated by a small number of powerful families. Chief a...

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Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Not to be confused with Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency). Pembrokeshire Former County constituency for the House of Commons Preserved county Dyfed Major settlements Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Tenby 1536–1997 Number of members One Replaced by Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro ) was a parliamentary constituency based on the county of Pembrokeshire in 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. Contents 1 History 1.1 Before the Reform Act 1.2 The Great Reform Act to the First World War 1.3 The Twentieth Century 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 3.1 MPs 1545-1601 3.2 MPs 1601–1832 3.3 MPs 1832-1997 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 1850s 4.2 Elections in the 1860s 4.3 Elections in the 1870s 4.4 Elections in the 1880s 4.5 Elections in the 1890s 4.6 Elections in ...