Daniel Somerville
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Daniel Gerald Somerville (26 October 1879 – 1 July 1938) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He was elected at the 1922 general election
as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Barrow-in-Furness. He was re-elected in 1923
, but was narrowly defeated at the 1924 election
in a straight contest with the Labour Party
candidate John Bromley
.
He returned to the House of Commons
at the 1929 general election
as MP for the north-west London constituency of Willesden East
. He held that seat until his death in 1938, aged 58. Somerville died on the same day as his predecessor as MP for Willesden East, George Frederick Stanley.
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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.
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 Barrow-in-Furness. He was re-elected in 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, but was narrowly defeated at the 1924 election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
in a straight contest with 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 John Bromley
John Bromley (politician)
John Bromley was a Labour Party politician in England who served as Member of Parliament for Barrow-in-Furness from 1924 to 1931....
.
He returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
as MP for the north-west London constituency of Willesden East
Willesden East (UK Parliament constituency)
Willesden East was a borough constituency in the Municipal Borough of Willesden, in North-West London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
. He held that seat until his death in 1938, aged 58. Somerville died on the same day as his predecessor as MP for Willesden East, George Frederick Stanley.