William Stewart (Houghton-le-Spring MP)
William Joseph Stewart (c. 1878 – 5 March 1960) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Robert Chapman, who had won the seat in 1931. Stewart served only one term in Parliament, standing down at the 1945 general election.
References[]
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Stewart
Categories:
- 1878 births
- 1960 deaths
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Miners' Federation of Great Britain-sponsored MPs
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- Labour MP for England stubs