Arthur Neal
Appearance
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Arthur Neal (23 September 1862 – 29 January 1933) was a British politician.
Born in
Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Political career
Neal was elected to Sheffield City Council as a Liberal in 1903, holding a seat until 1921.
He stood for Parliament in
Lloyd George Coalition
.
In October 1919 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Paymaster-General. After hearing Neal speak in the House of Commons, Prime Minister
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, at that time he had been in the House less than 12 months.[2]
In 1922, Neal lost his seat, and in 1923 and 1924, he instead stood in Bassetlaw, before trying Gainsborough in 1929.
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 6,181 | 50.9 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 5,965 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 216 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 89.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Stuart-Wortley | 5,788 | 50.9 | +0.0 | |
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 5,593 | 49.1 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 195 | 1.8 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 84.1 | −5.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 11,171 | 73.4 | n/a | |
Co-operative Party | Arthur Lockwood | 4,050 | 26.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 7,121 | 46.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 42.2 | n/a | |||
Liberal win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op
|
A. V. Alexander | 15,130 | 56.2 | +29.6 | |
National Liberal | Arthur Neal | 11,812 | 43.8 | −29.6 | |
Majority | 3,318 | 12.4 | 59.2 | ||
Turnout | 74.7 | +32.5 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal
|
Swing | +29.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Sir Ellis Hume-Williams | 10,419 | 42.3 | −12.9 | |
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 7,247 | 29.4 | n/a | |
Labour | Malcolm MacDonald | 6,973 | 28.3 | −16.5 | |
Majority | 3,172 | 12.9 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 76.6 | +2.2 | |||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Sir Ellis Hume-Williams | 12,732 | 46.3 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Malcolm MacDonald | 11,283 | 41.0 | +12.7 | |
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 3,505 | 12.7 | −16.7 | |
Majority | 1,449 | 5.3 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 81.8 | +5.2 | |||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Harry Crookshank | 10,058 | 37.1 | −10.0 | |
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 9,991 | 36.9 | +11.3 | |
Labour | George Deer | 7,032 | 26.0 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 67 | 0.2 | −19.6 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −10.7 |
References
- Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2020 (2020 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 20 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Riddell, George (1934), Lord Riddell's Intimate Diary of the Peace Conference and After, Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, pg 149.
- ^ a b British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F. W. S. Craig.
- Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945