James Hastings Duncan

Hastings Duncan MP, circa 1900

Sir James Hastings Duncan (March 1855 – 31 July 1928)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Otley division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, regaining a seat which had been held by Liberals from 1885 until a narrow Conservative victory in 1895.^[2]

General Election Wednesday 10 October 1900 Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Hastings Duncan	5,327	52.9
	Conservative	Marmaduke D'Arcy Wyvill	4,747	47.1
Majority			580	5.8
Turnout			11,397	78.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

United Kingdom general election, 1906 Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Hastings Duncan	6,307
	Conservative	William Whittaker Thompson	4,658
Majority			1,649
Turnout			10,965
	Liberal hold		Swing

United Kingdom general election, January 1910 Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Hastings Duncan	6,911
	Conservative	William Whittaker Thompson	5,010
Majority			1,901
Turnout			11,921
	Liberal hold		Swing

United Kingdom general election, December 1910 Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Hastings Duncan	6,151
	Conservative	William Whittaker Thompson	4,892
Majority			1259
Turnout			11,143
	Liberal hold		Swing

Duncan held the seat until the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1918 general election,^[1] and did not stand for Parliament again.^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 442. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Duncan