Arthur Holt (politician)

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Arthur Frederick Holt (8 August 1914 – 23 August 1995) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament for thirteen years.

Holt was first elected at the 1951 general election, when he defeated the only other candidate, sitting Labour MP John Lewis. Holt was re-elected in straight contests with Labour at two further general elections, but his share of the vote was halved when the Conservative Party fielded a candidate at the 1964 general elections, and the seat was won by Labour's Gordon Oakes.^[1]

Notes

↑ See 1959 election results and 1964 election results for Bolton West

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Lewis	Member of Parliament for Bolton West 1951–1964	Succeeded by Gordon Oakes
Party political offices
Preceded by Donald Wade	Liberal Chief Whip 1962–1963	Succeeded by Eric Lubbock
Preceded by Rhys Lloyd	President of the Liberal Party 1974–1975	Succeeded by Margaret Wingfield

Persondata
Name	Holt, Arthur
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	8 August 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	23 August 1995
Place of death

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