John Bromley (politician)

John Bromley (1876 – 7 September 1945)[1] was a Labour Party politician in England who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow-in-Furness from 1924 to 1931.

He unsuccessfully contested the Leeds North East constituency at the 1918 general election. He switched to Barrow-in-Furness for the 1922 election, losing by 1,927 votes. He cut the Conservative majority to 420 votes at the 1923 election and finally won at the 1924 general election, with a majority of 710. He increased his majority in 1929, and retired from the House of Commons at the 1931 general election.[2]

He was President of the Trades Union Congress from 1932 to 1933.

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons1.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 73, 162. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Daniel Somerville
Member of Parliament for Barrow-in-Furness
19241931
Succeeded by
Jonah Walker-Smith
Political offices
Preceded by
Arthur Hayday
President of the Trades Union Congress
1932
Succeeded by
Alexander Walkden