George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932)[1] was a Labour politician in England.

A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester,[2] Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922.[3] He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions.[4]

He was defeated at the general election in November 1922.[5]

He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.[6]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  2. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 46116. London. 25 April 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Labour Gain At Leicester". The Times. No. 42994. London. 31 March 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ^ "House Of Commons". The Times. No. 42998. London. 5 April 1922. p. 17. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ "First Polling Results". The Times. London. 16 November 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. ^ "The General Election". The Times. No. 43796. London. 10 October 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Gordon Hewart Member of Parliament for Leicester East March 1922 – 1922 Succeeded byArthur Evans Preceded byArthur Evans Member of Parliament for Leicester East 1923 – 1924 Succeeded byJohn Loder Party political offices Preceded byClement Bundock Midlands Division representative on the National Administrative Council of the Independent Labour Party 1924–1925 Succeeded byFred Longden


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