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1904 West Monmouthshire By-election
The West Monmouthshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 3 November 1904. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The seat was vacant following the death of the seat's incumbent MP Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Thomas Richards was elected in his place. Result *supported Tariff Reform The Tariff Reform League (TRL) was a protectionist British pressure group formed in 1903 to protest against what they considered to be unfair foreign imports and to advocate Imperial Preference to protect British industry from foreign competitio ... References {{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1900–1949 West Monmouthshire by-election West Monmouthshire by-election 1900s elections in Wales West Monmouthshire by-election By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Richards (Welsh Politician)
Thomas Richards PC (8 June 1859 – 7 November 1931) was a Welsh trade unionist and politician. Born in Beaufort, Richards was educated at the Beaufort British School, before becoming a coal miner at the age of twelve. In 1884, he was the main founder of the Ebbw Vale and Sirhowy Colliery Workmen's Association, serving as its secretary and agent. The association became part of the South Wales Miners' Federation in 1898, Richards continuing as agent of its Ebbw Vale District until 1901, while also becoming the first general secretary of the SWMF. Richards was a supporter of the Liberal-Labour movement, and was elected to Monmouthshire County Council in 1904. That year, he won a by-election to become Member of Parliament for West Monmouthshire. In 1909, he was instructed by his trade union to resign the Liberal whip and take the Labour whip and at both the 1910 General Elections he stood as a Labour candidate. He held the seat until its abolition at the 1918 general el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Sir William Harcourt
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