Joseph Nicholas Bell
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Joseph Nicholas Bell was a British Labour
politician and Justice of the Peace. He was elected Member of Parliament
for Newcastle East in the 1922 General Election
, but died a month later.
For many years Bell was General Secretary of the National Amalgamated Union of Labour
.
He was first selected in 1918 as Labour candidate for the Edinburgh seat of Leith
, but was replaced later that year. He was then selected by the Labour Party to fight the Newcastle East constituency at the 1922 General Election. Already ill, he was unable to travel from London to campaign in the seat, but was elected in his absence, defeating the Coalition Liberal MP, Harry Barnes.
Bell died a month after his election, aged 58, and thus became one of only a handful of elected British MPs never to have taken their seats.
At the subsequent by-election Arthur Henderson
held the seat for Labour.
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...
politician and Justice of the Peace. He was elected 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,...
for Newcastle East in the 1922 General Election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, but died a month later.
For many years Bell was General Secretary of the National Amalgamated Union of Labour
National Amalgamated Union of Labour
The National Amalgamated Union of Labour was a general union in the United Kingdom.The trade union was founded in 1888 as the Tyneside and District Labourers Union, and it participated in the National Labour Federation...
.
He was first selected in 1918 as Labour candidate for the Edinburgh seat of Leith
Leith (UK Parliament constituency)
Leith was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, but was replaced later that year. He was then selected by the Labour Party to fight the Newcastle East constituency at the 1922 General Election. Already ill, he was unable to travel from London to campaign in the seat, but was elected in his absence, defeating the Coalition Liberal MP, Harry Barnes.
Bell died a month after his election, aged 58, and thus became one of only a handful of elected British MPs never to have taken their seats.
At the subsequent by-election Arthur Henderson
Arthur Henderson
Arthur Henderson was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the 1934 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and he served three short terms as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1908–1910, 1914–1917 and 1931-1932....
held the seat for Labour.