February 1974 General Election - Merthyr Tydfil
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Turnout | 81.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Rowlands, Edward | Labour | 20,486 |
| Roberts, Emrys | Plaid Cymru | 7,336 |
| Knowles, Michael | Conservative | 2,622 |
| Bettell-Higgins, D | Liberal | 1,002 |
| Jones, A | Communist | 369 |
| Battersby, R | Workers Revolutionary | 160 |