Eldred Hallas

	Eldred Hallas Eldred Hallas (1870 – 13 June 1926) was a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Duddeston (UK Parliament constituency), Birmingham Duddeston from 1918 to 1922. Life Born and educated in Yorkshire, Hallas moved to Birmingham in 1906 where he became leader of the Birmingham Municipal Employees Union. In 1911 he was elected as an independent socialist to the Birmingham Town Council for Duddeston and Nechells ward . During World War I, he became associated with the British Workers League which later became the National Democratic and Labour Party (NDP). In the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, Hallas was elected with the Coalition coupon for the NDP in the new Birmingham Duddeston (UK Parliament constituency), Birmingham Duddeston constituency. However, he soon became disillusioned with the David Lloyd George, Lloyd George Government and joined the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party in October 1919, becoming Birmingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Member Of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1922 United Kingdom General Election The 1922 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 15 November 1922. It was won by the Conservative Party, led by Bonar Law, which gained an overall majority over the Labour Party, led by J. R. Clynes, and a divided Liberal Party. This election is considered one of political realignment, with the Liberal Party falling to third-party status. The Conservative Party went on to spend all but eight of the next forty-two years as the largest party in Parliament, and Labour emerged as the main competition to the Conservatives. The election was the first not to be held in Southern Ireland, due to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921, under which Southern Ireland was to secede from the United Kingdom as a Dominion – the Irish Free State – on 6 December 1922. This reduced the size of the House of Commons by nearly one hundred seats, when compared to the previous election. Background The Liberal Party had divided into two factions following the ous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]