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1920 Ilford By-election
The Ilford (UK Parliament constituency), Ilford by-election of 25 September 1920 was held after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. The Coalition retained the seat in the by-election. Candidates *Fredric Wise, a stockbroker, was the Coalition Unionist candidate. *Joseph King (MP), Joseph King was the Labour candidate. He was a former Liberal MP for North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency), North Somerset. *Major John William Howard Thompson was the Liberal candidate. He was a former MP for East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency), East Somerset. British Pathe has newsreel footage of the three candidates standing outside their election count. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/election-at-ilford/query/election Result Aftermath Wise was re-elected at the following General Election when Thompson again stood, but this time, beat the Labour candidate into third place. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredric Wise
Sir Fredric Wise (1871 – 26 January 1928) was a British politician who served as the Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for Ilford in Essex after winning the 1920 Ilford by-election. Wise served until his death in 1928, when he was succeeded in another by-election by George Hamilton. Political career Wise ran for parliament in 1920 in a by-election, which was triggered after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. He was elected with a majority of the votes cast. Wise was re-elected in the general elections of 1922, 1923 and 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol .... Wise died in 1928. Electoral history 1920 by-election 1922 general election 1923 general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Somerset (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Somerset was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1832 and 1918. From 1832 to 1885, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system of election. From 1885 to 1918, a different constituency of the same name returned one MP, elected by the first past the post voting system. Boundaries 1832–1868: The Hundreds or Liberties of Bath Forum, Bempstone, Brent and Wrington, Bruton, Catsash, Chew and Chewton, Norton Ferris, Frome, Glaston Twelve Hides, Hampton and Claverton, Horethorne, Keynsham, Kilmersdon, Mells and Leigh, Portbury, Wellow, Wells Forum, Whitstone, Winterstoke, and Witham Friary, and the parts of the Hundred of Hartcliffe with Bedminster excluded from the limits of the City of Bristol. 1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Somerton and Wincanton, and part of the Sessional Divisions of Shepton Mallet and Wells. History 1832–1868 The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |