Alfred Davies (Labour politician)

For other people named Alfred Davies, see Alfred Davies (disambiguation).

Alfred Davies (1871 – 3 December 1940)^[1] was a British Labour Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922.

Born in Stockport, Davies became a cotton spinner, working in Hollingworth. He became active in the Hyde Operative Cotton Spinners' Association, serving on its executive.^[2]

Davies was elected at the 1918 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Clitheroe division of Lancashire,^[3] but was defeated at the 1922 general election.^[3] He contested the seat again in 1923, but without success.^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
2. Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 89. ISBN 0855273259.
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 199. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alfred Davies

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Albert Smith	Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1918–1922	Succeeded by William Brass