James Hindle Hudson
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James Hindle Hudson was a British
Labour Party
(and later Labour Co-operative
) politician, who served as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for 18 years in two periods between 1923 and 1955.
A lifelong Quaker and pacifist, Hudson was a conscientious objector
in the First World War.
He contested the Huddersfield
seat at the 1922 general election
, and won the seat the following year, at the 1923 election
. When the Labour Party split in 1931 over Ramsay MacDonald
's formation of a National Government
, he lost his seat to the National Liberal
candidate, William Mabane.
Hudson unsuccessfully contested the Altrincham by-election in 1933
(where all three candidates were former MPs), and at the 1935 general election
he was defeated in Stockport
. After a 14-year absence, he was returned to the House of Commons
at the 1945 general election
as Labour Co-operative
MP for the London constituency
of Ealing West
.
That seat was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election
, when he was elected for the new Ealing North seat, which he held until his defeat at the 1955 general election
by the Conservative candidate, John Barter
.
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...
(and later Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
) politician, who served as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for 18 years in two periods between 1923 and 1955.
A lifelong Quaker and pacifist, Hudson was a conscientious objector
Conscientious objector
A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....
in the First World War.
He contested the Huddersfield
Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
seat 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...
, and won the seat the following year, at the 1923 election
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
. When the Labour Party split in 1931 over Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
James Ramsay MacDonald, PC, FRS was a British politician who was the first ever Labour Prime Minister, leading a minority government for two terms....
's formation of a National Government
National Government 1931-1935
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, he lost his seat to the National Liberal
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...
candidate, William Mabane.
Hudson unsuccessfully contested the Altrincham by-election in 1933
Altrincham by-election, 1933
The Altrincham by-election, 1933 was a parliamentary by-election held on 14 June 1933 for the British House of Commons constituency of Altrincham in Cheshire....
(where all three candidates were former MPs), and at the 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
he was defeated in Stockport
Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockport is a borough 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:...
. After a 14-year absence, he was returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
as Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
MP for the London constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
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of Ealing West
Ealing West (UK Parliament constituency)
Ealing West was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in west London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
.
That seat was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
, when he was elected for the new Ealing North seat, which he held until his defeat at the 1955 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
by the Conservative candidate, John Barter
John Barter
John Wilfred Barter was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for Ealing North from 1955 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1964 general election.- References :...
.