Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey (28 July 1905 – 12 September 1989) was a British

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politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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in the Conservative landslide victory at the 1931 general election, the only time that

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has lost that seat since

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. Bailey held Gorton until 1935, when it was regained by Joseph Compton, the Labour MP who he had ousted in 1931.

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* 1905 births 1989 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 People educated at Rossall School {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1900s-stub