William Mackinder
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William Mackinder was a British Labour Party
politician.
At the 1923 general election
Mackinder was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Shipley
in the West Riding of Yorkshire
, winning the seat from the Liberal Party
on his second attempt, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1922
. He was re-elected in 1924
and 1929
, and had held the seat for seven years when he died at the age of 50 in September 1930. The resulting by-election for his seat was won by the Conservative Party
candidate, James Lockwood
.
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 1923 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1923
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Mackinder was elected as the 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,...
(MP) for Shipley
Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)
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in the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
, winning the seat from the Liberal Party
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...
on his second attempt, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1922
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 re-elected in 1924
United Kingdom general election, 1924
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and 1929
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, and had held the seat for seven years when he died at the age of 50 in September 1930. The resulting by-election for his seat was won by the Conservative Party
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...
candidate, James Lockwood
James Lockwood
James Horace Lockwood was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Shipley at a by-election in November 1930 following the death of the Labour MP William Mackinder...
.