Sir James Blindell was a Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician in the United Kingdom

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, who served as the Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Holland with Boston

Holland with Boston (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1929 until his death.

He was first elected as the constituency's MP at a by-election in march 1929

Holland with Boston by-election, 1929

The Holland with Boston by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 21st March 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Holland with Boston in Lincolnshire....

, caused by the death of the Conservative

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 MP Arthur Dean

Arthur Dean (UK politician)

Arthur Wellesley Dean was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Holland with Boston at a by-election in July 1924 and re-elected at the general election in November 1924. He held the seat until his death in early 1929...

. Blindell overturned a Conservative majority of nearly 5,000 to win with a majority of 3,706. His victory was the last Liberal by-election gain until Torrington in 1958

Torrington by-election, 1958

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.

Blindell was re-elected as a Liberal at the 1929 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1929

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, but in 1931 he was one of the Liberal MPs who broke with their party to support Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay MacDonald

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's National Government

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, eventually forming the National Liberal Party

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.

He was re-elected as a National Liberal at the 1931 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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 and at the 1935 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1935

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. In both elections, the Conservatives (who also supported the National Government) did not field a candidate against him, and he was returned with large majorities.

Blindell was knighted

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 in 1936, and died in office in 1937. At the consequent Holland with Boston by-election, 1937

Holland with Boston by-election, 1937

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, Herbert Butcher

Herbert Butcher

Sir Herbert Walter Butcher, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative and National Liberalpolitician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1937 to 1966....

held the seat for the National Liberals.

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