John Massie
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John Massie was a British Liberal Party
politician who served as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Cricklade
from 1906 to 1910.
He was elected to the House of Commons at the general election in 1906
, but was defeated at the January 1910 general election by the Liberal Unionist
candidate Thomas Calley
. Massie did not stand for Parliament again.
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...
politician 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 Cricklade
Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency)
Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of...
from 1906 to 1910.
He was elected to the House of Commons at the general election in 1906
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, but was defeated at the January 1910 general election by the Liberal Unionist
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
candidate Thomas Calley
Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley
Major-General Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley, CB, MVO, was a British Liberal Unionist politician.He was elected at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament for Cricklade, winning the seat from the sitting Liberal MP John Massie...
. Massie did not stand for Parliament again.