List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1959–1964)
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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the Forty-Second Parliament of the United Kingdom (1959–1964).
Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1959 United Kingdom general election, held on 8 October 1959, served a full term, but there were three by-elections.
The list is sorted by the name of the MP.
Composition
[edit]Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Welsh Labour Party | 28 | |
Welsh Conservative Party | 6 | |
Welsh Liberal Party | 2 | |
Total | 36 |
MPs
[edit]By-elections
[edit]There were three by-elections during this period:
- 1960 Ebbw Vale was won by Labour MP Michael Foot
- 1962 Montgomeryshire was won by Liberal MP Emlyn Hooson
- 1963 Swansea East was won by Labour MP Neil McBride
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Plaid Cymru's first MP 'helped change course of a nation'". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.