Arthur Latham
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Arthur Charles Latham is a British
Labour Party
politician.
Latham was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Paddington North
in a 1969 by-election
, which he served until 1974 when the seat was abolished in boundary changes. He was then MP for Paddington
, which he lost in 1979 to the Conservative
John Wheeler
by 106 votes (just 0.3% of the total).
United Kingdom
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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...
politician.
Latham 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,...
(MP) for Paddington North
Paddington North (UK Parliament constituency)
Paddington North was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington in London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...
in a 1969 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
, which he served until 1974 when the seat was abolished in boundary changes. He was then MP for Paddington
Paddington (UK Parliament constituency)
Paddington was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Paddington district of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, which he lost in 1979 to the Conservative
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...
John Wheeler
John Wheeler (politician)
Sir John Daniel Wheeler, DL, JP, KStJ is a British Conservative politician who served as Security Minister in Northern Ireland.-Early career:...
by 106 votes (just 0.3% of the total).