Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)
| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | |
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| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in Wales for the 2005 general election.
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| Preserved county | Clwyd, Gwynedd |
| Major settlements | Dolgellau, Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 1983–2010 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Aberconwy, Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| Created from | Merioneth, Conway and Denbigh |
Coordinates: 52°50′28″N 3°36′18″W / 52.841°N 3.605°W
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
The constituency was created in 1983 and was abolished in 2010. For the entire period of its existence, it was represented by Plaid Cymru. It had the lowest population of any constituency in Wales, and also had the second highest proportion of Welsh-speaking voters.
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy consisted of Merionethshire and part of the Conwy valley. This was a mainly rural area containing small towns such as Dolgellau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bala and Betws-y-Coed.
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