| Caernarvonshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | County |
| Year2: | 1542 |
| Abolished2: | 1885 |
| Region: | Wales |
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.
| Parliament | Member |
|---|---|
| 1542 | ?John "Wynn" ap Maredudd[1] |
| 1545 | John Puleston |
| 1547 | Sir John Puleston, died 1552 and replaced by John "Wynn" ap Maredudd |
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1604 | Sir William Maurice | ||
| 1614 | |||
| 1621 | John Griffith | ||
| 1624 | Thomas Glynn | ||
| 1625 | Thomas Glynn | ||
| 1626 | John Griffith | ||
| 1628 | John Griffith | ||
| 1640 April | Thomas Glynn | ||
| 1640 November | disabled 1642 | ||
| 1647 | Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet | ||
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| Year | First Member | Second Member |
|---|---|---|
| Two members in first and second protectorate parliaments | ||
| 1654 | Thomas Madryn | |
| 1656 | Sir John Glynne Henry Lawrence | |
Pennant was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Penrhyn, causing a by-election.
Williams resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice
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;