John Broadbent
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John Broadbent (4 September 1872 – 9 June 1938) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne from 1931 to 1935.
At the 1929 general election, he was the Conservative candidate in Ashton-under-Lyne, but lost by a margin of over 3,000 votes to the sitting Labour MP, Albert Bellamy.
However, Bellamy died in early 1931, and at the resulting by-election on 30th April, Broadbent was elected with a majority of 1,415, helped by a split in the Labour vote caused by the presence of a candidate for Oswald Mosley's New Party. Broadbent held the seat with at the 1931 general election, with an increased majority. However,at the 1935 general election he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate Fred Simpson by a majority of only 114 votes.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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| Preceded by Albert Bellamy |
Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by Fred Simpson |
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