Hastings Duncan

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

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]

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]

He was knighted in 1914.

Electoral record edit

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

1906 United Kingdom general election 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

January 1910 United Kingdom general election 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

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

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Sir Hastings Duncan". The Times. 3 August 1928. p. 14.
^ 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.
^ 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 edit

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Duncan

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marmaduke Wyvill	Member of Parliament for Otley 1900 – 1918	Constituency abolished

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[times-1] "Obituary: Sir Hastings Duncan". The Times. 3 August 1928. p. 14.

[craig1885-1918-2] 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.

[craig1918-1949-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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