Joseph Lawrence (British politician)
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Sir Joseph Lawrence was a Conservative Party
politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Monmouth Boroughs
at by-election in May 1901
. The by-election was triggered by the unseating of the Conservative victor of the seat at the general election in October 1900
, Dr Frederick Rutherfoord Harris
, as a result of an election petition alleging irregularities in election spending.
The Conservative majority at the by-election was half that of the previous year, and Lawrence did not stand for re-election in 1906
, when the seat was won by the Liberal Party
candidate.
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.
He was elected 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 Monmouth Boroughs
Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire...
at by-election in May 1901
Monmouth Boroughs by-election, 1901
The Monmouth Boroughs by-election, 1901 was a by-election held on 7 May 1901 for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth Boroughs....
. The by-election was triggered by the unseating of the Conservative victor of the seat at the general election in October 1900
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, Dr Frederick Rutherfoord Harris
Frederick Rutherfoord Harris
Doctor Frederick Rutherfoord Harris was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament between 1900 and 1906....
, as a result of an election petition alleging irregularities in election spending.
The Conservative majority at the by-election was half that of the previous year, and Lawrence did not stand for re-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**...
, when the seat was won by the Liberal Party
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...
candidate.