James Hill (politician, 1899)

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James Meecham Hill ( 1899 - December 22, 1966 ) was a British politician .

Political career

In the general election in 1955 , Labor politician David Pryde won the mandate of the newly created Midlothian constituency . Pryde died shortly before the end of the electoral term. Since parliament was about to be dissolved, no by-elections were scheduled in the constituency. In the following general election in 1959 , the Labor Party sent James Hill to succeed Pryde. Hill held the mandate for the Labor Party and subsequently moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . His first speech in Parliament was registered on October 30th of the same year. In the following general election in 1964 Hill defended his mandate. In the general election in 1966 Hill did not run and he left the British House of Commons. His successor Alex Eadie held the mandate for the Labor Party. There are 31 entries in Parliament by Hill.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c James Hill at Hansard (English)
  2. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1955 ( 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
  3. ↑ David Pryde in Hansard (English)
  4. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1959 ( Memento of the original from January 2, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
  5. ↑ Results of the 1964 general election ( Memento of the original from June 16, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
  6. ↑ Results of the 1966 general election ( Memento of the original from June 16, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
personal data
SURNAME Hill, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hill, James Meecham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1899
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1966