Cornelius Homan
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Cornelius William James Homan (17 August 1900 – 21 September 1979) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
who served as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne
from 1924 to 1928.
He was elected at the 1924 general election
, after the constituency's Conservative MP Sir Walter de Frece
stood instead in Blackpool
.
However, he was disqualified in 1928 after being declared bankrupt. The resulting by-election
on 28 October was won by the Labour Party
candidate Albert Bellamy
.
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...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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who served 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 Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)
Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency centred on the town of Ashton-under-Lyne that is 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...
from 1924 to 1928.
He was elected at the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, after the constituency's Conservative MP Sir Walter de Frece
Walter de Frece
Sir Abraham Walter de Frece was a British theatre impresario, and later Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1920 to 1931...
stood instead in Blackpool
Blackpool (UK Parliament constituency)
Blackpool was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Blackpool in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
.
However, he was disqualified in 1928 after being declared bankrupt. The resulting by-election
Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1928
The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was held on 29 October 1928. It was notable for having the highest turnout of any Parliamentary by-election in Great Britain....
on 28 October was won by the 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...
candidate Albert Bellamy
Albert Bellamy
Albert Bellamy was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician.Bellamy was born in Wigan, Lancashire and took up employment as an engine-driver for the London and North Western Railway. He became involved in trade union activities, rising to the presidency of the Amalgamated Society of...
.