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232:1909–1915
228:In office
180:In office
161:Tom Parry
128:In office
76:In office
602:Boer War
520:Born at
433:(father)
416:Children
1357:Hansard
1272:1 March
1120:Caerwys
1104:Wrexham
1046:freeman
1033:in the
1023:peerage
1011:Liberal
991:Turnout
845:Liberal
829:Turnout
773:Liberal
715:Liberal
698:Turnout
642:Liberal
576:MP for
424:Parents
410:
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391:
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355:, Wales
349:Caerwys
332:, Wales
1341:
1333:(57).
952:Labour
911:Votes
905:Party
817:2,156
803:4,454
782:6,610
757:Votes
751:Party
727:+10.2
692:+20.4
686:2,722
678:−10.2
672:3,572
657:+10.2
651:6,294
626:Votes
620:Party
524:Quay,
522:Mostyn
326:Mostyn
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1112:Alice
1050:Flint
998:85.8
980:61.6
964:19.2
939:80.8
857:-4.1
853:Swing
835:86.6
823:−8.2
820:19.4
809:+4.1
806:40.3
788:−4.1
785:59.7
723:Swing
707:+4.6
704:83.0
689:27.6
675:36.2
654:63.8
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1471:1922
1467:1918
1460:for
1437:1918
1433:1906
1426:for
1400:1906
1396:1892
1389:for
1339:ISSN
1274:2024
1242:2019
1164:2015
1114:and
1108:Ruth
1052:and
1027:1922
995:915
977:563
961:176
936:739
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718:hold
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185:1918
170:for
137:1918
133:1906
118:for
85:1906
81:1892
66:for
1014:win
1002:N/A
984:N/A
968:N/A
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