Basil Arthur John Peto
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Basil Arthur John Peto (13 December 1900 – 3 February 1954) was a British
Conservative Party
politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Birmingham King's Norton
at a by-election in May 1941 following the death of the sitting MP Ronald Cartland
, but was defeated at the 1945 general election
by the Labour Party
candidate, Raymond Blackburn
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Birmingham King's Norton
Birmingham King's Norton (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham King's Norton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
at a by-election in May 1941 following the death of the sitting MP Ronald Cartland
Ronald Cartland
John Ronald Hamilton Cartland was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for King's Norton in Birmingham from 1935 until he was killed in action in 1940, aged 33.-Background:...
, but was defeated at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate, Raymond Blackburn
Raymond Blackburn
Albert Raymond Blackburn was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for the Birmingham King's Norton and Birmingham Northfield constituencies.-Politics:...
.