Wansbeck by-election, 1929
Encyclopedia
The Wansbeck by-election, 1929 was a by-election
held on 13th February 1929 for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Wansbeck
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The by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's Labour Party
Member of Parliament
(MP) George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general election
.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate George William Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority. He was re-elected at the general election in May 1929
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 13th February 1929 for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Wansbeck
Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)
Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
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The by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's 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...
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) George Warne, who had held the seat since 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...
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The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate George William Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority. He was re-elected at the general election in May 1929
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
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Votes
See also
- Wansbeck constituencyWansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
- Wansbeck by-election, 1940Wansbeck by-election, 1940The Wansbeck by-election, 1940 was a by-election held in England on 22 July 1940 for the House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck in Northumberland.-Vacancy:...
- Wansbeck by-election, 1918Wansbeck by-election, 1918The Wansbeck by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck in Northumberland on 28 May 1918.-Vacancy:...
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)