George Haddock (politician)
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George Bahr Haddock was a British Conservative Party
politician who served as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for North Lonsdale
from 1906 to 1918.
, defeating by a narrow majority of 2.2% the sitting MP Richard Cavendish, who had been elected as a Liberal Unionist
but had joined the Liberal party
in 1904.
Haddock was re-elected in January 1910, when his slim majority of 69 votes over the Liberal Joseph Bliss
was the subject of an election petition
. Bliss's campaign team had asked for recount after the vote was declared, but were told that the ballot boxes had already been sealed and sent by train to London. They lodged a petition, which claimed that invalid votes for Haddock had been allowed while valid votes for Bliss had been disallowed. The court allowed a recount, and Haddock's majority was increased to 169 votes (2.0%).
He was re-elected in December 1910 by an even slimmer majority of 74 votes (1.0%) over Bliss, and held the seat until the North Lonsdale constituency was abolished at the 1918 general election
.
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 who served as the 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 North Lonsdale
North Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)
North Lonsdale was a parliamentary constituency in north Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
from 1906 to 1918.
Career
He won the seat at the 1906 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, defeating by a narrow majority of 2.2% the sitting MP Richard Cavendish, who had been elected as a Liberal Unionist
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
but had joined the Liberal party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
in 1904.
Haddock was re-elected in January 1910, when his slim majority of 69 votes over the Liberal Joseph Bliss
Joseph Bliss
Joseph Bliss was a British Liberal Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cockermouth at an unopposed by-election in March 1916, following the resignation of the Liberal MP Sir Wilfrid Lawson...
was the subject of an election petition
Election petition
An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election or local government election in the United Kingdom and in Hong Kong.- Outcomes :...
. Bliss's campaign team had asked for recount after the vote was declared, but were told that the ballot boxes had already been sealed and sent by train to London. They lodged a petition, which claimed that invalid votes for Haddock had been allowed while valid votes for Bliss had been disallowed. The court allowed a recount, and Haddock's majority was increased to 169 votes (2.0%).
He was re-elected in December 1910 by an even slimmer majority of 74 votes (1.0%) over Bliss, and held the seat until the North Lonsdale constituency was abolished at the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
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