John Slater (UK politician)
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John Slater was an English
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 Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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  politician
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In 1932, Slater was elected as Member of Parliament
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 (MP) for Eastbourne
Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
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 in East Sussex
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, in an unopposed by-election on 29th March
Eastbourne by-election, 1932
The Eastbourne by-election, 1932 was a by-election held on 28 April 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex....

 following the death of Conservative MP Edward Marjoribanks
Edward Marjoribanks (Conservative politician)
Edward Marjoribanks was a barrister and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.At the 1929 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Eastbourne in East Sussex, and held the seat at the 1931 general election...

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Slater held the seat for less than three years, dying in office on 15 February 1935, aged 45. At the resulting Eastbourne by-election, 1935
Eastbourne by-election, 1935
The Eastbourne by-election, 1935 was a by-election held on 29th March 1935 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex....

, the Conservative candidate Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor (UK politician)
Sir Charles Stuart Taylor was an English businessman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1935 to 1974....

 was returned unopposed.

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