Percy Gott Barstow
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Percy Gott Barstow was a Labour Party
politician in Great Britain.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Pontefract at the Pontefract by-election, 1941
following the death of Adam Hills
He was elected unopposed and held the seat until the 1950 General Election
.
Percy Barstow entered the House of Commons on 29 July 1941, and made his maiden speech
during the War Situations Debate on 25 February 1942.
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...
politician in Great Britain.
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 Pontefract at the Pontefract by-election, 1941
Pontefract by-election, 1941
A by-election was held on 24 July 1941 for the British House of Commons parliamentary constituency of Pontefract in Yorkshire. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament Adam Hills, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election.The Labour candidate, Percy...
following the death of Adam Hills
Adam Hills (UK politician)
Adam Hills was a Labour Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament for Pontefract from 1935 until his death.- External links :...
He was elected unopposed and held the seat until the 1950 General Election
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
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Percy Barstow entered the House of Commons on 29 July 1941, and made his maiden speech
Maiden speech
A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.Traditions surrounding maiden speeches vary from country to country...
during the War Situations Debate on 25 February 1942.