At the next general election in 1922 Palmer stood as Labour candidate at Greenwich. He failed to be elected, with his only opponent, George Hopwood Hume, holding the seat for the Conservative Party by a majority of more than 6,000 votes.[3] A year later another general election was called. Palmer stood against Hume at Greenwich once more. However, on this occasion, it was a three-cornered contest, with the Liberal Party also having a candidate. The Liberals, although in third place, took nearly 6,000 votes from the Conservatives and Palmer was elected with a majority of 1,586 votes.[2]
The Labour Party had made a large number of gains, leading to the formation of the First Labour Government. This minority administration lasted only ten months, however. Following the loss of a vote of confidence in the House of Commons, a general election was held in October 1924. In spite of an increase in his vote, Palmer was unseated in a straight fight with the former member, George Hopwood Hume, regaining the seat for the Conservatives by a little over a thousand votes.[4] Greenwich was one of forty seats lost by Labour, which became the main opposition party in the new parliament.
The 1924 parliament ran a five-year term, with the next general election held in May 1929. The Labour Party saw a modest increase in its vote and gained a large number of seats, and the Liberal Party also took votes and seats from the Conservatives. In Greenwich Palmer regained the seat from Hume in a three-cornered contest with a majority of 3,618 votes.[5] Labour again formed a minority government. In August 1931 the formation of a National Government led to a split in the Labour Party. When an election was called in October 1931 the supporters of the National Government won a huge majority, with Labour losing most of its seats. Hume regained the seat for the Conservatives by a large majority of more than 15,000 votes. Palmer's vote was also affected by the presence of a Communist candidate who secured over 2,000 votes.[6]
Palmer did not contest another parliamentary election, and retired from his union activities in 1934.[1] In 1946 he was living at South Benfleet, Essex, and was elected to Essex County Council.[1]
edward, timothy, palmer, 1878, april, 1947, british, labour, party, politician, life, editborn, croydon, palmer, worked, insurance, industry, became, leading, trade, unionist, that, sector, held, office, president, national, federation, insurance, workers, gen. Edward Timothy Palmer 1878 22 April 1947 was a British Labour Party politician 1 Life editBorn in Croydon Palmer worked in the insurance industry and became a leading trade unionist in that sector He held the office of president of the National Federation of Insurance Workers and general secretary of the Prudential Staff Union 1 2 He first contested a parliamentary seat at the 1918 general election standing without success at Canterbury 1 At the next general election in 1922 Palmer stood as Labour candidate at Greenwich He failed to be elected with his only opponent George Hopwood Hume holding the seat for the Conservative Party by a majority of more than 6 000 votes 3 A year later another general election was called Palmer stood against Hume at Greenwich once more However on this occasion it was a three cornered contest with the Liberal Party also having a candidate The Liberals although in third place took nearly 6 000 votes from the Conservatives and Palmer was elected with a majority of 1 586 votes 2 The Labour Party had made a large number of gains leading to the formation of the First Labour Government This minority administration lasted only ten months however Following the loss of a vote of confidence in the House of Commons a general election was held in October 1924 In spite of an increase in his vote Palmer was unseated in a straight fight with the former member George Hopwood Hume regaining the seat for the Conservatives by a little over a thousand votes 4 Greenwich was one of forty seats lost by Labour which became the main opposition party in the new parliament The 1924 parliament ran a five year term with the next general election held in May 1929 The Labour Party saw a modest increase in its vote and gained a large number of seats and the Liberal Party also took votes and seats from the Conservatives In Greenwich Palmer regained the seat from Hume in a three cornered contest with a majority of 3 618 votes 5 Labour again formed a minority government In August 1931 the formation of a National Government led to a split in the Labour Party When an election was called in October 1931 the supporters of the National Government won a huge majority with Labour losing most of its seats Hume regained the seat for the Conservatives by a large majority of more than 15 000 votes Palmer s vote was also affected by the presence of a Communist candidate who secured over 2 000 votes 6 Palmer did not contest another parliamentary election and retired from his union activities in 1934 1 In 1946 he was living at South Benfleet Essex and was elected to Essex County Council 1 References edit a b c d e Palmer Timothy Edward Who Was Who Oxford University Press Retrieved 13 July 2013 a b The General Election First Returns Polls In The Boroughs Liberal Gains The Times 6 December 1923 p 7 The General Election First Returns Polls In The Boroughs Heavy Voting The Times 16 November 1922 p 7 The General Election First Returns Polling In The Boroughs The Times 30 October 1924 p 6 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 editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Edward PalmerParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byGeorge Hopwood Hume Member of Parliament for Greenwich1923 1924 Succeeded byGeorge Hopwood HumePreceded bySir George Hopwood Hume Member of Parliament for Greenwich1929 1931 Succeeded bySir George Hopwood HumeTrade union officesPreceded byH Birnage General Secretary of the Prudential Staff Union1914 1929 Succeeded byWilliam Thomas Brown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Timothy Palmer amp oldid 1065127857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
