Pontefract by-election, 1941
Encyclopedia
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 Barstow, was returned unopposed.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was held on 24 July 1941 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...
parliamentary 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 Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. The seat had become vacant on the death of 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 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 :...
, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
.
The Labour candidate, Percy Barstow, was returned unopposed.
See also
- Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
- Pontefract by-election, 1919Pontefract by-election, 1919The Pontefract by-election, 1919 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Pontefract in Yorkshire on 6 September 1919.-Vacancy:...
- Pontefract by-election, 1962
- List of United Kingdom by-elections