John Joseph O'Neill (British politician)

For other people named John O'Neill, see John O'Neill (disambiguation).

John Joseph O'Neill (1888 – 20 April 1953)[1] was a Liberal Party politician in England.

At the 1918 general election, he stood as a candidate in the 2-seat Preston constituency, where he fell only 485 votes short of winning the second seat.[2] He did not stand again until the 1923 general election, where he won Lancaster from the sitting Conservative MP, John Singleton.[1][2]

However, O'Neill's time in the House of Commons was short. At the 1924 general election, he was defeated by the Conservative Gerald Strickland, and did not stand again.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 220, 399. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Edward Singleton		 Member of Parliament for Lancaster
1923 – 1924 		Succeeded by
Gerald Strickland


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