Howel Walter Samuel was a British Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Swansea West

Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at the 1923 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1923

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, winning a 3-way contest by a majority of only 115 votes (0.6% of the total), having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1922

United Kingdom general election, 1922

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. He was defeated at the 1924 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1924

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 by the Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 candidate Walter Runciman

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, but at the 1929 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1929

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 Ruciman stood instead in St Ives

St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Samuel regained the seat. In 1931

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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, when Labour had split over its leader Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay MacDonald

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's decision to leave the party and form a Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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-dominated National Government, he faced only one opponent, the Liberal National

Liberal National Party

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 candidate Lewis Jones

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, who took the seat. Samuel did not stand for Parliament again.

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