Arthur Neal

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Arthur Neal

Arthur Neal (23 September 1862 – 29 January 1933) was a British politician.

Born in Sheffield, Neal attended Wesley College before becoming a solicitor. He was also the President of Sheffield's Chamber of Commerce.[1]

Political career

Neal was elected to Sheffield City Council as a Liberal in 1903, holding a seat until 1921.

He stood for Parliament in Sheffield Hallam at both the January and December 1910 UK general elections. At the 1918 election, he won the new constituency of Sheffield Hillsborough as a supporter of the Lloyd George Coalition.

In October 1919 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Paymaster-General. After hearing Neal speak in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Lloyd George appointed Neal as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, at that time he had been in the House less than 12 months.[2]

In 1922, Neal lost his seat, and in 1923 and 1924, he instead stood in Bassetlaw, before trying Gainsborough in 1929.

Electoral record

General election January 1910: Sheffield Hallam
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Stuart-Wortley 6,181 50.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 5,965 49.1
Majority 216 1.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 89.8 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election December 1910: Sheffield Hallam
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Stuart-Wortley 5,788 50.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 5,593 49.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 195 1.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 84.1 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1918: Sheffield Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 11,171 73.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Lockwood 4,050 26.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 7,121 46.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42.2 Script error: No such module "String".

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General election 1922: Sheffield Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". A. V. Alexander 15,130 56.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 11,812 43.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 3,318 12.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 74.7 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1923: Bassetlaw[3]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Sir Ellis Hume-Williams 10,419 42.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 7,247 29.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Malcolm MacDonald 6,973 28.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 3,172 12.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 76.6 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1924: Bassetlaw[3]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Sir Ellis Hume-Williams 12,732 46.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Malcolm MacDonald 11,283 41.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 3,505 12.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,449 5.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 81.8 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1929: Gainsborough
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Harry Crookshank 10,058 37.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Neal 9,991 36.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Deer 7,032 26.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 67 0.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout Script error: No such module "String".
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References

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  2. Riddell, George (1934), Lord Riddell's Intimate Diary of the Peace Conference and After, Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, pg 149.
  3. a b British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F. W. S. Craig.

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  • Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945

External links

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