Richard Morris (British politician)
For other people named Richard Morris, see Richard Morris (disambiguation).
Richard Morris (1869 – 26 September 1956)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Member of Parliament for the new Northern division of Battersea. Standing as a Coalition Liberal without a Conservative opponent, he won 66.6% of the votes. He did not contest the 1922 general election, when in a 3-way contest the seat was won by Shapurji Saklatvala, a Communist Party member standing with the endorsement of the Labour Party.[2]
References
- ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 3. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Morris
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Battersea North 1918 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Shapurji Saklatvala |
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