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.^[1]

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^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Henry George Allen	2,418	52.9	n/a
	Conservative	Richard Charles Mayne	2,150	47.1	n/a
Majority			268	5.8	n/a
Turnout				83.4	n/a
	Liberal win (new seat)

Lewis Morris

General Election 1886: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Charles Mayne	2,305	53.1	+6.0
	Liberal	Lewis Morris	2,033	46.9	-6.0
Majority			272	6.2	12.0
Turnout				79.2	-4.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.0

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Charles Francis Egerton Allen	2,580	52.0	+5.1
	Conservative	John Wimburn Laurie	2,385	48.0	-5.1
Majority			195	4.0	10.2
Turnout				83.0	+3.8
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.1

General Election 1895: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Wimburn Laurie	2,719	51.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Charles Francis Egerton Allen	2,550	48.4	-3.6
Majority			169	3.2	7.2
Turnout				83.6	+0.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Wimburn Laurie	2,679	50.1	-1.5
	Liberal	Thomas Terrell	2,664	49.9	+1.5
Majority			15	0.2	-3.0
Turnout				81.0	-2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.5

• The count following the election initially recorded a Conservative victory by 2,679 to 2,667, a majority of 12. After a partial recount the margin had increased to 17 (2,679 to 2,662) with five reserved ballot papers. The Liberal campaign lodged a petition. Judges reviewed the reserved ballots and took the view that the result should be 2,679 to 2,664. The Liberal campaign accepted that review and withdrew their petition.^[7]

Owen Philipps

General Election 1906: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Owen Cosby Philipps	3,576	58.6	+8.7
	Conservative	Sir Reginald Pole-Carew	2,527	41.4	-8.7
Majority			1,049	17.2	17.4
Turnout				85.4	+4.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.7

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sir Owen Cosby Philipps	3,582	55.5	-3.1
	Conservative	Sir George Elliot Armstrong	2,877	44.5	+3.1
Majority			705	11.0	-6.2
Turnout				88.0	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.1

Henry Guest

General Election December 1910: Pembroke and Haverfordwest^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Hon. Christian Henry Charles Guest	3,357	54.6	-0.9
	Conservative	John Frederick Lort Phillips	2,792	45.4	+0.9
Majority			565	9.2	-1.8
Turnout				83.8	-4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.9

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

1. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
2. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
3. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
7. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 by FWS Craig
8. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
9. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
10. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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