Edward Porter (Labour politician)

For other people named Edward Porter, see Edward Porter (disambiguation).

Edward Porter (28 July 1880 – 31 August 1960)[1] was a British Labour Party politician and socialite.

Porter was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington in Lancashire. The Constituency had changed hands between Labour and the Conservatives in the 1920s, but had been held since 1931 by the Conservative Noel Goldie. Porter won the seat with 63% of the votes,[2] but sat in the House of Commons only until the 1950 general election, when he did not stand again.[3]

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  2. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results July 1945, Uxbridge–Wigan". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  3. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results July 1945, Thurrock–West Bromwich". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2009.