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Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency. 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 enfranchised in 1545, as the second borough constituency in the historic county of Pembrokeshire. In the previous election of 1542, the first at which Wales is known to have sent members to the Parliament of England, this borough was one of the ancient boroughs contributing to the wages and being in some sense represented by the member for Pembroke.

During the eighteenth century, Haverfordwest was considered to be little more than a pocket borough for the Philipps family of Picton Castle.

From 1832 to 1885, it was a district of boroughs constituency, consisting of the three boroughs of Haverfordwest, Fishguard and Narberth.

The constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election, and merged into the newly created constituency of Pembroke and Haverfordwest.

Members of Parliament

1543–1660

1660–1885

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Edwardes was appointed a Groom in Waiting, requiring a by-election.

The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election, after a separate potential candidate, Mr Davis, had been refused his nomination by the local sheriff without a deposit for security of costs. However, in the resulting by-election, Davis did not stand and Edwardes was re-elected.

Elections in the 1880s

Edwardes was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

References

1. Williams 1960, p. 39.
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 506. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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8. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 198–199. Retrieved 22 August 2018 – via Google Books.
9. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 182. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via Google Books.
10. "Members Returned". Norfolk News. 7 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 506. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
12. ^ Escott, Margaret. "Haverfordwest". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
13. "Election Intelligence". Globe. 7 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. "Glasgow Sentinel". 21 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
15. "To the Electors of Haverfordwest". Potter's Electric News. 25 November 1868. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
16. "Member of Parliament is unseated". Bolton Evening News. 3 June 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

• Williams, David (1960). "The Pembrokeshire Elections of 1831" (PDF). Welsh History Review. 1 (1): 37–64. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)

• Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885