Fredric Wise
British politician
Fredric Wise | |
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Member of Parliament for Ilford, Essex | |
In office 25 September 1920 – 26 January 1928 | |
Preceded by | Peter Griggs |
Succeeded by | George Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | 1871 United Kingdom |
Died | 26 January 1928 United Kingdom |
Political party | Conservative |
Sir Fredric Wise JP DL (1871 – 26 January 1928) was a British politician who served as the Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for Ilford in Essex after winning the 1920 Ilford by-election. Wise served until his death in 1928, when he was succeeded in another by-election by George Hamilton.[1]
Political career
Wise ran for parliament in 1920 in a by-election, which was triggered after the death of the Coalition Unionist Member of Parliament Sir William Peter Griggs. He was elected with a majority of the votes cast.
Wise was re-elected in the general elections of 1922, 1923 and 1924.
Wise died in 1928.
Electoral history
1920 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Fredric Wise | 15,612 | 54.38 | −12.4 |
Labour | Joseph King | 6,577 | 22.91 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | John Thompson | 6,515 | 22.69 | +8.9 | |
Turnout | 28,704 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
1922 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Fredric Wise | 14,071 | 44.4 | −10.0 | |
Liberal | John Thompson | 7,625 | 24.0 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Augustus West | 5,414 | 17.1 | −5.8 | |
Ind. Unionist | Frederick C. Bramston | 4,610 | 14.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 6,446 | 20.4 | −11.1 | ||
Turnout | 70.5 | +4.3 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -5.6 |
1923 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Fredric Wise | 14,136 | 44.4 | 0.0 | |
Liberal | John Morris | 11,965 | 37.5 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Dan Chater | 5,775 | 18.1 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 2,171 | 6.9 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 64.8 | −5.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.8 |
1924 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Fredric Wise | 22,825 | 58.4 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Dan Chater | 8,460 | 21.7 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | John Morris | 7,780 | 19.9 | −17.6 | |
Majority | 14,365 | 36.7 | +29.8 | ||
Turnout | 74.8 | +10.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.2 |
References
- ^ "Mr Fredric Wise (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Ilford Retained - Large Coalition Majority". News. The Times. No. 42537. London. 9 October 1920. col F, p. 10.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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