George Warne
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George Henry Warne was a British
Labour Party
politician.
At the 1922 general election
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
for the Wansbeck constituency
in Northumberland
, which had previously been held by a Liberal
. He was re-elected at the 1923
and 1924 general elections
, and died in office in 1928, aged 47.
At the resulting by-election
, George Shield
held the seat for Labour.
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 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...
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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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 :...
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...
, which had previously been held by a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
. He was re-elected at the 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
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and 1924 general elections
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, and died in office in 1928, aged 47.
At the resulting by-election
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...
, George Shield
George Shield
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....
held the seat for Labour.