Reginald Berkeley (politician)
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Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (1890 – 30 March 1935) was a Liberal Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Nottingham Central
at the 1922 general election
, winning the seat with a majority of only 22 votes over the sitting Conservative
MP Albert Atkey. He was re-elected in another two-way contest in 1923
, but did not contest the 1924 general election
. Labour fielded a candidate for the first time in Nottingham Central, and the Conservatives retook the seat.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1929 general election
in Aberdeen North
, and stood again in Nottingham Central at the by-election in 1930
, where he won only 16.9% of the votes. He was defeated again in Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
at the 1931 election
, and died in March 1935, aged 44. His son Humphry Berkeley
was a Conservative MP.
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 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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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 Nottingham Central
Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham Central was a borough constituency in the city of Nottingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, winning the seat with a majority of only 22 votes over the sitting Conservative
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...
MP Albert Atkey. He was re-elected in another two-way contest in 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, but did not contest the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
. Labour fielded a candidate for the first time in Nottingham Central, and the Conservatives retook the seat.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
in Aberdeen North
Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, and stood again in Nottingham Central at the by-election in 1930
Nottingham Central by-election, 1930
The Nottingham Central by-election, 1930 was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 May 1930 for the British House of Commons constituency of Nottingham Central.- Previous MP :...
, where he won only 16.9% of the votes. He was defeated again in Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
Aberdeen and Kincardine Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen and Kincardine Central, also known as Central Aberdeenshire, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950...
at the 1931 election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, and died in March 1935, aged 44. His son Humphry Berkeley
Humphry Berkeley
Humphry John Berkeley was a British politician noted for his many changes of parties and his efforts to effect homosexual law reform, and both oppose, and then seem to abet, grand apartheid....
was a Conservative MP.