:Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. 8. c. 26) provided for a single county seat in the House of Commons for each of twelve historic Welsh counties (including Pembrokeshire) and two for Monmouthshire. Using the modern year, starting on 1 January, these parliamentary constituencies were authorised in 1536. In practice, the first known Knights of the Shire from Wales (as Members of Parliament from county constituencies were known before the nineteenth century) may not have been elected until 1545.

The Act contains the following provision, which had the effect of enfranchising the shire of Pembroke.

And that for this present Parliament, and all other Parliaments to be holden and kept for this Realm, one Knight shall be chosen and elected to the same Parliaments for every of the Shires of Brecknock, Radnor, Mountgomery and Denbigh, and for every other Shire within the said Country of Dominion of Wales;

During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century the representation of the county was subject to a series of contests between the Owen family of Orielton, who supported the Whig interest, and the Philipps family of Picton Castle.{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/pembrokeshire|website=The History of Parliament|publisher=Institute of Historical Research|access-date=29 September 2017}}

During this period the seat was largely held by the Conservatives who held off the Liberal challenge which was so apparent in other parts of Wales. When Lord Emlyn inherited the title Earl of Cawdor in 1860 the seat was held until 1866 by George Lort Phillips. He was succeeded by James Bevan Bowen of Llwyngwair who stood down in favour of Sir John Scourfield in 1868. Scourfield died in 1876 and Bowen once again became the county member. In 1880, however, he was defeated by William Davies and the Liberals held the seat until 1918.

The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election, when its territory was divided between the new constituencies of Preseli Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire. Up to 1950 it was generally considered a Liberal seat, although won by the Conservatives on some occasions. From 1950 it was regarded as a fairly safe Labour seat. However, the Conservatives won the seat in 1970 when the sitting Labour MP Desmond Donnelly left the party and formed The Democratic party. Donnelly lost the seat but polled well. In subsequent elections the Conservative vote held up, tending to suggest that Donnelly had held the seat with large majorities for Labour based on his own popularity as much as being the Labour candidate.

The constituency was established with the boundaries of the county of Pembrokeshire, but by the time of abolition Fishguard and Northern Pembrokeshire had been joined to the neighbouring Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency) constituency to form Ceredigion and Pembroke North, which was captured by Plaid Cymru in 1992. This left Pembrokeshire with the major towns of Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock and Tenby.

File:Pembrokeshire election history.png

{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 1830: Pembrokeshire{{cite web |last1=Escott |first1=Margaret |title=Pembrokeshire |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/pembrokeshire |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=7 May 2020}}

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = John Owen

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = >3,000

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Tories (British political party)

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{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 1831: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = John Owen

|votes = 1,949

|percentage = 51.3

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Robert Fulke Greville

|votes = 1,850

|percentage = 48.7

|change =

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{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 99

|percentage = 2.6

|change =

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{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 3,799

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = >3,000

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Tories (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

Owen's elected was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 24 October 1831: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = John Owen

|votes = 1,531

|percentage = 51.8

|change = +0.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Robert Fulke Greville

|votes = 1,423

|percentage = 48.2

|change = −0.5

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 108

|percentage = 3.6

|change = +1.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,954

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = >3,000

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Tories (British political party)

|swing = +0.5

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 1832: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = John Owen

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 3,700

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Tories (British political party)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 1835: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Owen

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 3,664

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 1837: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Owen

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{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 3,706

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1841: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Campbell

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,663

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1847: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Campbell

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,479

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1852: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Campbell

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,132

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1857: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Campbell

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,784

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1859: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Campbell

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,700

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Campbell succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl Cawdor and causing a by-election.

{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 19 January 1861: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Lort Phillips

|votes = 1,194

|percentage = 54.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Hugh Owen

|votes = 979

|percentage = 45.1

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 215

|percentage = 9.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,173

|percentage = 77.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 2,809

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1865: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Lort Phillips

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,797

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Phillips' death caused a by-election.

{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 26 November 1866: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Bevan Bowen

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1868: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Scourfield

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,690

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1874: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Scourfield

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,621

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

Scourfield's death caused a by-election.

{{Election box begin | title=1876 Pembrokeshire by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Bevan Bowen

|votes = 1,882

|percentage = 53.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Davies

|votes =1,608

|percentage = 46.1

|change =New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 274

|percentage =7.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,490

|percentage = 76.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,621

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1880: Pembrokeshire{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Davies

|votes = 2,185

|percentage = 55.7

|change =N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Philipps

|votes = 1,737

|percentage = 44.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 448

|percentage = 11.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,922

|percentage = 77.6

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,052

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: PembrokeshireBritish parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Davies

|votes = 4,999

|percentage = 57.2

|change = +1.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Philipps

|votes = 3,738

|percentage = 42.8

|change = −1.5

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,261

|percentage = 14.4

|change = +3.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,737

|percentage = 80.3

|change = +2.7

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,883

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +1.5

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Davies

|votes = 4,099

|percentage = 50.7

|change = −6.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Philipps

|votes = 3,983

|percentage = 49.3

|change = +6.5

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 116

|percentage = 1.4

|change = −13.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,082

|percentage = 74.3

|change = −6.0

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,883

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −6.5

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{{Election box end}}

File:William Rees Davies.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 4,800

|percentage = 56.5

|change = +5.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Philipps

|votes =3,701

|percentage = 43.5

|change = −5.8

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,099

|percentage = 13.0

|change = +11.6

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,501

|percentage = 78.0

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,895

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +5.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:1895_Pembrokeshire_candidates.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 4,550

|percentage = 53.4

|change = −3.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Picton Saunders-Davies

|votes = 3,970

|percentage = 46.6

|change = +3.1

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 580

|percentage = 6.8

|change = −6.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,520

|percentage = 76.6

|change = −1.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,119

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −3.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

Davies resigned after being appointed Attorney general of the Bahamas, requiring a by-election.

File:1906 Wynford Philipps MP.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=1898 Pembrokeshire by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Philipps

|votes = 5,070

|percentage = 59.8

|change = +6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Hugh Campbell

|votes =3,406

|percentage = 40.2

|change = −6.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,664

|percentage = 19.6

|change = +12.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,476

|percentage = 76.6

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,061

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +6.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Philipps

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Philipps

|votes = 5,886

|percentage = 69.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Lort-Williams

|votes =2,606

|percentage = 30.7

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,280

|percentage = 38.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,492

|percentage = 75.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,322

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Walter Roch.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=1908 Pembrokeshire by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Roch

|votes = 5,465

|percentage = 62.4

|change = −6.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Lort-Williams

|votes = 3,293

|percentage = 37.6

|change = +6.9

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,172

|percentage = 24.8

|change = −13.8

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,758

|percentage = 77.3

|change = +2.3

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,331

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −6.9

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election January 1910: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Roch

|votes = 6,135

|percentage = 65.1

|change =−4.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Marlay Samson

|votes =3,291

|percentage = 34.9

|change = +4.2

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,844

|percentage = 30.2

|change = −8.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,426

|percentage = 80.2

|change = +5.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,750

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −4.2

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election December 1910: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Roch

|votes = 5,682

|percentage = 65.5

|change = +0.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Marlay Samson

|votes =2,989

|percentage = 34.5

|change = −0.4

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,693

|percentage = 31.0

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,671

|percentage = 73.8

|change = −6.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,750

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +0.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Liberal: Walter Roch
• Unionist: Edward Marlay SamsonWestern Mail 28 March 1914

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Evan Davies Jones

|votes = 19,200

|percentage = 69.8

|change = +4.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ivor Gwynne

|votes = 7,712

|percentage = 28.0

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate|

|party = Christian Socialist

|candidate = Griffith Bowen Thomas

|votes = 597

|percentage = 2.2

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,488

|percentage = 41.8

|change = +10.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,509

|percentage = 64.3

|change = −9.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 42,808

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end 1918}}

File:Gwilym Lloyd George 1922.jpg

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1922: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)

|candidate = Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 21,569

|percentage = 69.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William James Jenkins

|votes = 9,703

|percentage = 31.0

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,866

|percentage = 38.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 31,272

|percentage = 71.7

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 43,631

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: Pembrokeshire Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885–1997, Beti Jones

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 13,173

|percentage = 38.3

|change = −30.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Price

|votes = 11,682

|percentage = 34.0

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William James Jenkins

|votes = 9,511

|percentage = 27.7

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,491

|percentage = 4.3

|change = −33.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,366

|percentage = 77.9

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 44,134

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −13.7

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: Pembrokeshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Price

|votes = 14,575

|percentage = 40.4

|change = +6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 13,045

|percentage = 36.2

|change = −2.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William James Jenkins

|votes = 8,455

|percentage = 23.4

|change = −4.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,530

|percentage = 4.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 36,075

|percentage = 80.2

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 44,980

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +4.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: Pembrokeshire British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 19,050

|percentage = 41.8

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Price

|votes = 14,235

|percentage = 31.3

|change = −9.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William James Jenkins

|votes = 12,235

|percentage = 26.9

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,815

|percentage = 10.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,520

|percentage = 83.8

|change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 54,302

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +7.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = *Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 24,606

|percentage = 55.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Price

|votes = 19,560

|percentage = 44.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,046

|percentage = 11.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,166

|percentage = 79.88

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

• opposed to National Government.

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 16,734

|percentage = 37.41

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Edmund Allison

|votes = 15,660

|percentage = 35.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William James Jenkins

|votes = 12,341

|percentage = 27.59

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,074

|percentage = 2.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,735

|percentage = 79.13

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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;

• Liberal: Gwilym Lloyd George
• Labour: William James Jenkins

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = *Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 22,997

|percentage = 50.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Wilfred Fienburgh

|votes = 22,829

|percentage = 49.82

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 168

|percentage = 0.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,826

|percentage = 72.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Supported the National Government. The Liberal Party had left the war coalition.

{{Election box begin |title=General election 1950: PembrokeshireBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1970, FWS Craig

|

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 25,550

|percentage = 50.1

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal and Conservative

|candidate = Gwilym Lloyd George

|votes = 25,421

|percentage = 49.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 129

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,971

|percentage = 83.2

|change = +10.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 25,994

|percentage = 48.4

|change = −1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Frederick Farey-Jones

|votes = 16,968

|percentage = 31.6

|change = −18.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Dyfrig Hughes Pennant

|votes = 10,688

|percentage = 19.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,026

|percentage = 16.8

|change = +16.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,650

|percentage = 86.0

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 27,002

|percentage = 51.5

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = William L. Davies

|votes = 25,410

|percentage = 48.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,592

|percentage = 3.0

|change = −13.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,412

|percentage = 84.0

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1959: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 27,623

|percentage = 52.9

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Graham Partridge

|votes = 22,301

|percentage = 42.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Waldo Williams

|votes = 2,253

|percentage = 4.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,322

|percentage = 10.1

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,177

|percentage = 83.6

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 23,926

|percentage = 47.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Graham Partridge

|votes = 15,340

|percentage = 30.28

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Coulthard

|votes = 9,679

|percentage = 19.11

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Dyfrig Thomas

|votes = 1,717

|percentage = 3.39

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,586

|percentage = 16.95

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,662

|percentage = 81.46

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 23,852

|percentage = 48.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Francis Michael Fisher

|votes = 17,921

|percentage = 36.17

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Owain Glyn Williams

|votes = 5,308

|percentage = 10.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Jack Sheppard

|votes = 2,460

|percentage = 4.97

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,931

|percentage = 11.98

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,541

|percentage = 79.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Edwards

|votes = 19,120

|percentage = 34.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Parry

|votes = 17,889

|percentage = 32.49

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (UK, 1969)

|candidate = Desmond Donnelly

|votes = 11,824

|percentage = 21.48

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Wynne Samuel

|votes = 3,681

|percentage = 6.69

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = David Wynford Thomas

|votes = 3,541

|percentage = 4.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,231

|percentage = 2.24

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,145

|percentage = 77.85

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Edwards

|votes = 22,268

|percentage = 38.25

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Parry

|votes = 20,789

|percentage = 35.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Edwin Charles Jones

|votes = 12,340

|percentage = 21.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = R. B. Davies

|votes = 2,820

|percentage = 4.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,479

|percentage = 2.54

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 58,217

|percentage = 81.44

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Edwards

|votes = 23,190

|percentage = 40.47

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Parry

|votes = 22,418

|percentage = 39.12

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Edwin Charles Jones

|votes = 9,116

|percentage = 15.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = R. B. Davies

|votes = 2,580

|percentage = 4.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 772

|percentage = 1.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 57,304

|percentage = 79.53

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Pembrokeshire

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Edwards

|votes = 30,483

|percentage = 49.16

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Evans

|votes = 23,015

|percentage = 37.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Livsey

|votes = 6,249

|percentage = 10.08

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = R. Dawe

|votes = 1,573

|percentage = 2.54

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party (UK)

|candidate = B. Kingzett

|votes = 694

|percentage = 1.12

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,468

|percentage = 12.05

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 62,014

|percentage = 81.31

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Pembrokeshire{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Edwards

|votes = 24,860

|percentage = 46.88

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Griffiths

|votes = 15,504

|percentage = 29.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = John Pullin

|votes = 10,983

|percentage = 20.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Osi Rhys Osmond

|votes = 1,073

|percentage = 2.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party (UK)

|candidate = David Hoffman

|votes = 478

|percentage = 0.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = G. S. Phillips

|votes = 136

|percentage = 0.26

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,356

|percentage = 17.65

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,034

|percentage = 76.12

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1987: Pembrokeshire{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983WC.html|title=Politics Resources|work=Election 1987|publisher=David Boothroyd|access-date=27 August 2011|archive-date=8 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808063217/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983WC.html|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Bennett

|votes = 23,314

|percentage = 41.0

|change = −5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Bryan Rayner

|votes = 17,614

|percentage = 31.0

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Jones

|votes = 14,832

|percentage = 26.1

|change = +5.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Osi Rhys Osmond

|votes = 1,119

|percentage = 1.9

|change = −0.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,700

|percentage = 10.0

|change = −6.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,879

|percentage = 80.8

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Pembrokeshire{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Nick Ainger

|votes = 26,253

|percentage = 43.3

|change = +12.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nicholas Bennett

|votes = 25,498

|percentage = 42.0

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Peter Berry

|votes = 6,625

|percentage = 10.9

|change = −15.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Conrad L. Bryant

|votes = 1,627

|percentage = 2.7

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Roger W. Coghill

|votes = 484

|percentage = 0.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Anti-Federalist League

|candidate = R. M. Stoddart

|votes = 158

|percentage = 0.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 755

|percentage = 1.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 60,645

|percentage = 82.9

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +5.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Reflist}}

• The House of Commons 1509–1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)
• {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}

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