George Haddock (politician)
George Bahr Haddock (1863 – 22 March 1930)
Career
He won the seat at the
Haddock was re-elected in January 1910, when his slim majority of 69 votes over the Liberal Joseph Bliss was the subject of an election petition. Bliss's campaign team had asked for recount after the vote was declared, but were told that the ballot boxes had already been sealed and sent by train to London.[4] They lodged a petition,[5] which claimed that invalid votes for Haddock had been allowed while valid votes for Bliss had been disallowed.[6] The court allowed a recount, and Haddock's majority was increased to 169 votes (2.0%).[3][7]
He was re-elected in December 1910 by an even slimmer majority of 74 votes (1.0%) over Bliss,[3] and held the seat until the North Lonsdale constituency was abolished at the 1918 general election.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
- ^ "No. 27885". The London Gazette. 13 February 1906. p. 1042.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "Election Notes: Petition for a recount". The Times. 31 January 1910. p. 7.
- ^ "The Political Outlook: Election Petitions". The Times. 16 February 1910. p. 8.
- ^ "Election Intelligence: The North Lonsdale Petition". The Times. 18 February 1910. p. 10.
- ^ "The Law Courts". The Times. 23 April 1910. p. 15.
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