William Stephen Sanders
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Captain William Stephen Sanders (2 January 1871 – 6 February 1941) was a British Labour Party
politician.
Sanders unsuccessfully contested Portsmouth
in 1906
and in January 1910. He was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Battersea North
at the 1929 general election
and served as Financial Secretary to the War Office
from 1930 to 1931, but lost his seat in 1931
. He was re-elected for Battersea North at the 1935 general election
, and held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons
in 1940 by accepting the post of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional office-of-profit under the crown.
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.
Sanders unsuccessfully contested Portsmouth
Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :...
in 1906
United Kingdom general election, 1906
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and in January 1910. He was elected 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 Battersea North
Battersea North (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 1960s:-Elections in the 1950s:-Elections in the 1940s:Francis Douglas was appointed Governor of Malta, leading to a by-election....
at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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and served as Financial Secretary to the War Office
Financial Secretary to the War Office
Financial Secretary to the War Office was an office of the British government, the financial secretary of the War Office department.The post was combined with that of Under-Secretary of State for War from 17 April 1947....
from 1930 to 1931, but lost his seat in 1931
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...
. He was re-elected for Battersea North at 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...
, and held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
in 1940 by accepting the post of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional office-of-profit under the crown.