Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Caernarvonshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Replaced by	Caernarvon and Conway
Created from	Arfon and Eifion
1542–1885
Replaced by	Arfon and Eifion

Caernarvonshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.

Thomas Assheton Smith (Conservative) was elected unopposed in 1832 and 1835.

John Ralph Ormsby-Gore Conservative) was elected unopposed in 1837.

Edward Henry Douglas Pennant (Conservative) was elected unopposed in 1841, 1847, 1852, 1857, 1859 and 1865. Henry Douglas Pennant became a member of the House of Lords on the death of his father in 1866

Edward's son George Douglas Pennant (Conservative) was elected unopposed in 1865, he lost his seat to Love Jones Parry in a contested election in 1868.

General Election 1939/40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

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