Horace Holmes
Encyclopedia
Horace Edwin Holmes was a British
Labour Party
politician.
He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament
for Hemsworth
at a by-election in 1946
following the death of the sitting MP George Griffiths
. Holmes held the seat at the next three general elections, and stood down at the 1959 general election
.
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.
He was elected unopposed 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 Hemsworth
Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
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at a by-election in 1946
Hemsworth by-election, 1946
The Hemsworth by-election, 1946 was a parliamentary by-election held in England for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on 22 February 1946. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament George Griffiths, who had held the seat since a 1934...
following the death of the sitting MP George Griffiths
George Griffiths
George Arthur Griffiths was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for Hemsworth at a by-election in 1934 following the death of the sitting MP Gabriel Price. Griffiths held the seat at the next two general elections, and died in office in...
. Holmes held the seat at the next three general elections, and stood down at the 1959 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1959
This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan...
.