George Shield
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George William Shield was a British
Labour Party
politician.
At the 1922 election
, he stood unsuccessfully in the Conservative
-held Hexham constituency
in Northumberland
, coming third with 24% of the votes.
Shield did not stand again until 1929, when he was elected as Member of Parliament
for the Wansbeck constituency
at a by-election on 13th February
, and returned at the 1929 election
.
He was defeated at the 1931 election
by the Conservative candidate Bernard Cruddas
, and did not stand again.
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.
At the 1922 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...
, he stood unsuccessfully in 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...
-held Hexham constituency
Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)
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in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, coming third with 24% of the votes.
Shield did not stand again until 1929, when he was elected as 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 the Wansbeck constituency
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 :...
at a by-election on 13th February
Wansbeck by-election, 1929
The Wansbeck by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 13th February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck.The by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general...
, and returned at the 1929 election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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.
He was defeated at the 1931 election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
by the Conservative candidate Bernard Cruddas
Bernard Cruddas
Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO was a British Conservative politician.Educated at Winchester College, Cruddas was commissioned into a volunteer battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1899, but the following year transferred to the Regular Army and the Northumberland Fusiliers...
, and did not stand again.