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Henry Trail
Henry Trail (1755 - 10 February 1835) was the Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis between October 1812 and June 1813. Parliamentary career Trail's election was petitioned and overturned, with his election being declared void. Thomas Wallace, John Broadhurst and Trail was declared void after being found to have violated the Exemptions of Apothecaries Act 1694, and a by-election was held; Trail being the only one of the three never to return to Parliament. Due to this, Trail made no speeches in the House of Commons during his time as an MP. General Sir John Murray's election was not disturbed despite being of the same election. Personal life His brother, James Trail James Trail (19 December 1745 - 16 August 1808) was a British lawyer and Tory politician, serving as the Member of Parliament for Orford between 1802 and 1806. Early life Trail was a graduate of University of Glasgow before then going on to a ..., was the MP for Orford. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 set out that ordinary general elections are held on the first Thursday in May, every five years. The Act was repealed in 2022. With approval from Parliament, both the 2017 and 2019 general elections were held earlier than the schedule set by the Act. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |