Harry Selley
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Sir Harry Ralph Selley (9 December 1871 – 24 February 1960)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Battersea South in London from 1931 to 1945.
He first stood for Parliament at the Battersea South by-election in February 1929, when he lost by 2.1% of the votes to the Labour Party candidate, William Bennett.[2] He contested the seat again at the general election in May 1929, cutting Bennett's majority to only 1.1%,[2] and at the 1931 general election he defeated Bennett with a majority 36.2%.[2]
He was re-elected in the 1935,[2] and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1945 general election.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 4. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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