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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-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom (1966–1970).
Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1966 United Kingdom general election, held on 31 March 1966, served a full term but there were three by-elections.
The list is sorted by the name of the MP.
Composition
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Labour Party | 32 | |
| Welsh Conservative Party | 3 | |
| Welsh Liberal Party | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | |
MPs
By-elections
There were three by-elections during this period:
- 1966 Carmarthen by-election won by Gwynfor Evans, the first ever Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament
- 1967 Rhondda West by-election won by Labour candidate Alec Jones
- 1968 Caerphilly by-election won by Labour candidate Alfred Evans
See also
References
- "Court tribute to late peer and QC". BBC News. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Plaid Cymru's first MP 'helped change course of a nation'". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Ex-Swansea MP Alan Williams dies". BBC News. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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