Mansfield by-election, 1941
Encyclopedia
The Mansfield by-election, 1941 was a parliamentary by-election
held for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Mansfield
on 9th April 1941. The seat had become vacant when the Labour
Member of Parliament Charles Brown
had died on 22 December 1940. Brown had held the seat since the 1929 general election
.
The Labour party selected as its candidate Bernard Taylor
, who had been Brown's election agent since 1929. The parties in the war-time Coalition Government
had agreed not to contest vacancies in seats held by other coalition parties, so Taylor was returned unopposed.
Taylor represented the constituency until he retired from the House of Commons
at the 1966 general election
. He was then made a life peer
in the dissolution honours list.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held for the British 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...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Mansfield
Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Mansfield is a county constituency 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.-Boundary review:...
on 9th April 1941. The seat had become vacant when the Labour
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...
Member of Parliament Charles Brown
Charles Brown (Labour politician)
Charles Brown was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament for Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, and held the seat until his death in 1940, at the age of 56....
had died on 22 December 1940. Brown had held the seat since the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
.
The Labour party selected as its candidate Bernard Taylor
Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield
Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield, CBE, JP was a British coalminer and politician who was a Labour Party Member of Parliament for 25 years.-Mining:...
, who had been Brown's election agent since 1929. The parties in the war-time Coalition Government
Coalition Government 1940-1945
Members of the War Cabinet are in bold face.-Source:* D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000....
had agreed not to contest vacancies in seats held by other coalition parties, so Taylor was returned unopposed.
Taylor represented the constituency until he retired from 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 1966 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1966
The 1966 United Kingdom general election on 31 March 1966 was called by sitting Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Wilson's decision to call an election turned on the fact that his government, elected a mere 17 months previously in 1964 had an unworkably small majority of only 4 MPs...
. He was then made a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
in the dissolution honours list.
See also
- Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)Mansfield is a county constituency 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.-Boundary review:...
- Mansfield by-election, 1916
- MansfieldMansfieldMansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
- List of United Kingdom by-elections