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 gaining the second seat.[2] He did not stand again until the 1923 general election, gaining 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. He never stood again.[2]

  1. ^ a b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c 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.