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Herbert Walter Butcher
Sir Herbert Walter Butcher, 1st Baronet (12 June 1901 – 11 May 1966) was an English people, English Conservative Party (UK), Conservative and National Liberal Party (UK, 1931), National Liberal politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 1937 to 1966. Butcher was the son of Frank Butcher. He was educated at Hastings Grammar School, and served in the Royal Navy during World War I, from 1916 to 1919. He was as a Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, Hackney Borough Councillor from 1928 to 1961, serving as Mayor of Hackney from 1935 to 1937. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Holland with Boston (UK Parliament constituency), Holland with Boston at a 1937 Holland with Boston by-election, by-election in June 1937, after the death of the National Liberal MP James Blindell, Sir James Blindell. He held the seat at the next six general elections in the United Kingdom, general elections until ... [...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 The Act was repealed in 2022.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] |