Robert Richardson (Labour politician)

Robert Richardson (1 February 1862 – 28 December 1943) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Prior to his election he was a miner, with his entry in e Times House of Commons 1919 noting that he had 'worked at all kind of jobs in the pit'.^[1]

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, defeating the sitting Liberal MP Thomas Edward Wing by 689 votes in a close three-way contest.^[1] Richardson held the seat until the 1931 general election, when Labour split over budgetary policy and its leader Ramsay MacDonald left the party to form a National Government. His Conservative Party successor Robert Chapman served only one term in Parliament, as Labour regained the seat at the 1935 general election; but Richardson did not stand again after his defeat.

References

1 2 The Times House of Commons 1919. London: The Times Publishing Company (Limited). 1919. p. 51.

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Richardson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Edward Wing	Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring 1918 – 1931	Succeeded by Robert Chapman

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