James Hastings Duncan
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Sir James Hastings Duncan (March 1855 – 31 July 1928)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Otley division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, regaining a seat which had been held by Liberals from 1885 until a narrow Conservative victory in 1895.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Hastings Duncan | 5,327 | 52.9 | ||
Conservative | Marmaduke D'Arcy Wyvill | 4,747 | 47.1 | ||
Majority | 580 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 11,397 | 78.2 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Hastings Duncan | 6,307 | |||
Conservative | William Whittaker Thompson | 4,658 | |||
Majority | 1,649 | ||||
Turnout | 10,965 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Hastings Duncan | 6,911 | |||
Conservative | William Whittaker Thompson | 5,010 | |||
Majority | 1,901 | ||||
Turnout | 11,921 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Hastings Duncan | 6,151 | |||
Conservative | William Whittaker Thompson | 4,892 | |||
Majority | 1259 | ||||
Turnout | 11,143 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Duncan held the seat until the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1918 general election,[1] and did not stand for Parliament again.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O" [self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Duncan
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Otley 1900 – 1918 |
Constituency abolished |
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