Hector Hughes

Hector Hughes ( 1887 - June 23, 1970 ) was a British politician and member of the House of Commons .

Political career

In the general election of 1935 , Labor politician George Garro-Jones succeeded in asserting himself against the incumbent candidate of the Conservative Party in Aberdeen North . After he had represented the constituency in the lower house for over ten years, he did not stand in the following general election in 1945 . Six candidates applied for his successor, of which Hector Hughes was ultimately able to prevail. Hughes, the candidate of the electricians' union, prevailed in the decisive vote with only one vote against JE Harper , who had already run unsuccessfully in the constituency of Montrose Burgh in 1935 . Hughes won the mandate well ahead of the conservative candidate Lady Grant of Monymusk , with 69.7% of the vote .

The expectations placed in Hughes as a potential candidate for a ministerial post to succeed William Wedgwood Benn , who represented Aberdeen North in the 1920s, could not be fulfilled, just like his predecessor. Nevertheless, he was able to defend his mandate in the following general election in 1950 , 1951 , 1955 , 1959 , 1964 and 1966 with a share of the vote of over 60%. Despite his old age, it took convincing that Hughes did not run for another term in the 1970 general election . He was succeeded by Robert Hughes , who should represent the constituency until 1997. Hector Hughes passed away five days after the elections.

Web links

• Hector Hughes at Hansard (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hector Hughes in Hansard (English)
2. ^ WH Fraser, ME Smith, J. Naughtie: Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History , Tuckwell Press, 2000, p. 216. ISBN 978-1-86-232108-3
3. ^ Results of the general election in 1935
4. ↑ Results of the general election in 1945 ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ^ WH Fraser, ME Smith, J. Naughtie: Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History , Tuckwell Press, 2000, p. 394. ISBN 978-1-86-232108-3
6. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1950 ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1951 ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1955 ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1959 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ Results of the 1964 general election ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Results of the 1966 lower house elections ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ^ WH Fraser, ME Smith, J. Naughtie: Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History , Tuckwell Press, 2000, p. 221. ISBN 978-1-86-232108-3