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1921 Penistone By-election
The 1921 Penistone by-election was a by-election held on 5 March 1921 for the British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of Penistone (UK Parliament constituency), Penistone in Yorkshire. Vacancy The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament Sydney Arnold, 1st Baron Arnold, Sydney Arnold, due to ill-health. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election. Electoral history The result at the last General Election in 1918 was; Candidates *Upon the announcement of the resignation of Arnold, the local Liberals immediately adopted 47-year-old William Pringle (Liberal politician), William Pringle as their candidate to defend the seat. Pringle was the member for Lanarkshire North West (UK Parliament constituency), Lanarkshire North West from January 1910 to 1918. In 1918 his Lanarkshire seat was abolished and he unsuccessfully contested G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gillis (politician)
William Gillis (10 November 1859 – 18 September 1929) was a British Labour politician who served as an MP between 1918 and 1922. Born on a ship in the Black Sea, Gillis grew up in Gressenhall in Norfolk. He moved to the West Riding of Yorkshire and became active in the Yorkshire Miners' Association (YMA) and the Labour Party. He was elected to Hoyland Nether Urban District Council and served for a time as its chairman. He stood in the 1921 Penistone by-election, gaining the seat for Labour, but was defeated at the 1922 general election, and did not stand again. Following his stint in Parliament, he worked for the YMA and became a magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ....Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament'', v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Manchester Rusholme By-election
The 1919 Manchester Rusholme by-election was a by-election, parliamentary by-election held in October 1919 for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of Manchester Rusholme. The by-election was important for shaping the future Labour Party attitude to electoral relations with the Liberal Party. Vacancy In September 1919 the Conservative MP Robert Burdon Stoker died. He had previously represented Manchester South (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester South since March 1918. At the 1918 general election he had been in receipt of the Coalition Government coupon. Electoral history The seat was created for the 1918 general election partly out of the Unionist/Liberal marginal seat of Manchester South (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester South and partly out of the Liberal seat of Stretford (UK Parliament constituency), Stretford. The result at the last general election was; Candidates *The Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
