1922 United Kingdom general election in Wales

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 15 November 1922. Of the 36 seats representing Wales, 35 seats represented constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system, and 1 represented the University of Wales contested under the first past the post electoral system.^[1]

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1922 United Kingdom general election in Wales

← 1918 15 November 1922 1923 â†’
← outgoing members elected members â†’
All 36 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party Third party   Leader J. R. Clynes David Lloyd George Bonar Law Party Labour National Liberal Conservative Leader since 14 February 1921 7 December 1916 23 October 1922 Leader's seat Manchester Platting Carnarvon Boroughs Glasgow Central Seats before 9[a] 16[a] New party[a] Seats won 18[a] 8[a] 6[a] Seat change 9[a] 8[a] 2[a] Popular vote 363,567[b] 215,384[b] 190,919[b] Percentage 40.7%[b] 24.1%[b] 21.3%[b]   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader H. H. Asquith R. C. Wallhead Party Liberal Ind. Labour Party Leader since 30 April 1908 1920 Leader's seat Paisley Running for Merthyr (won) Seats before 4[a] 1[a] Seats won 2[a] 1[a] Seat change 2[a] [a] Popular vote 328,649[b] 23,944[b] Percentage 21.5%[b] 1.4%[b]
Results of the 1922 election in Wales   Labour   Liberal   Conservative   National Liberal   Independent Labour

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The election saw major gains for the Labour Party, which had entered the election as Wales' 2nd largest party, and emerged from the election as the largest party in Wales.

It was the first election after the consolidation of Welsh Provincial Associations of the Conservative and Unionist’s National Union.

Of the party leaders, one represented a Welsh constituency, with David Lloyd George representing Carnarvon Boroughs.

The Labour Party would win plurality of the vote in every election in Wales up until 2009 elections to European Parliament.