William Wright (Labour politician)
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William Wright was a Scottish Labour Party
politician. He was elected at the 1922 general election
as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire
, and held the seat until his death in 1931, aged 68. The resulting by-election was won by the Labour candidate David Hardie
.
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
politician. He was elected 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...
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,...
(MP) for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, and held the seat until his death in 1931, aged 68. The resulting by-election was won by the Labour candidate David Hardie
David Hardie
Sir David Hardie was an Australian medical practitioner.Hardie was born on at New Spynie near Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, son of John Hardie, farmer, and his wife Margaret...
.