James Patrick Gardner
James Patrick Gardner (5 March 1883 - 25 July 1937)[1] was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.[2]
Born in Belfast, he was educated by the Christian Brothers there before taking up the trade of architectural sculptor.[2] He moved to Hammersmith in West London, where he became a member of the borough council in 1919.[2] He was also an official in the National Furnishing Trades Association.[3]
In 1922 he was chosen by the Labour Party to contest the Conservative-held seat of Hammersmith North.[4] He failed to be elected on that occasion, but when another election was held in the following year he was elected MP for North Hammersmith by the narrow margin of 845 votes.[3] He was unseated after less than a year when a further election was held in October 1924.[5] In 1926, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, the MP for Hammersmith North, resigned. In the resulting by-election, held against the background of the General Strike, Gardner regained the seat with the substantial majority of 3,611 votes.[6] He retained the seat at the 1929 general election.[7] Following the election the Labour Party formed a minority government. This was subsequently replaced by a National Government in August 1931 leading to a split in the Labour Party. At the election held in October 1931 Gardner, like most Labour MPs opposing the government, was defeated.[8]
Gardner did not return to parliamentary politics after his 1931 defeat, but was a member of the Hammersmith council until his death.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 4 "Gardner, James Patrick". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- 1 2 "The General Election. First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 7 December 1923. p. 6.
- ↑ "Contests In West London. Sir William Bull For Unity, Hammersmith And Kensington". The Times. 6 November 1922. p. 14.
- ↑ "The General Election. First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 30 October 1924. p. 6.
- ↑ "North Hammersmith Result". The Times. 29 May 1926.
- ↑ "The General Election. First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 31 May 1929. p. 6.
- ↑ "The General Election. First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 28 October 1931. p. 6.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Patrick Gardner
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Foreman |
Member of Parliament for Hammersmith North 1923 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |
| Preceded by Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |
Member of Parliament for Hammersmith North 1926 – 1931 |
Succeeded by Mary Pickford |