Thomas Broad

Rev. Thomas Tucker Broad (1863 – 26 January 1935),[1] was a British Congregational Minister and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Broad was educated at New College, London and University College, London.[2] He married Margaret Cooper in 1902.[3]

Professional career

Broad was a member of Sheffield Board of Guardians. He was engaged during the Great War in connection with YMCA Huts.[4]

Political career

Broad was Liberal candidate for the new Clay Cross division of Derbyshire at the 1918 General Election. He received the "coalition coupon" and there was no Unionist Party candidate opposing him. He won the seat with a majority of 8% of the votes over his Labour Party opponent. For the 1922 election, when he stood as a National Liberal, the local Liberal association not only decided to run an anti-coalition candidate against him but had attracted former Liberal cabinet minister, Charles Masterman as their candidate. Masterman polled nearly twice as many votes as Broad. With the Liberal vote split, the Labour candidate was able to take the seat.[5] At the 1923 general election, with the two factions of the Liberal Party reunited, Broad stood in the Leyton East, but came third with only 28% of the votes. He did not stand for Parliament again.[5] He wrote and published 'An All-In National Insurance Scheme. Security for all workers and their families' in 1924.[6]

Electoral record
General election 1918: Clay Cross[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Thomas Tucker Broad 7,987 54.1 n/a
Labour Frank Hall 6,766 45.9 n/a
Majority 1,221 8.2 n/a
Turnout 14,753 50.6 n/a
Registered electors 29,181
Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922: Clay Cross[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Duncan 13,206 57.9 +12.0
Liberal Charles Masterman 6,294 27.6 n/a
National Liberal Thomas Tucker Broad 3,294 14.5 −39.6
Majority 6,912 30.3 n/a
Turnout 22,794 72.1 +21.5
Registered electors 31,611
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +25.8
Leyton East in Essex 1923
General election 1923: Leyton East [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Archibald Church 7,944 39.5 +8.6
Unionist Ernest Edward Alexander 6,533 32.4 −6.2
Liberal Thomas Tucker Broad 5,669 28.1 +20.0
Majority 1,411 7.1 n/a
Turnout 20,146 69.1 −3.1
Registered electors 29,166
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.4

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. Who's who of British members of parliament
  3. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1920
  4. Debrett's House of Commons, 1922
  5. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 162, 320. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  6. The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948 by John Macnicol
  7. The Liberal Year Book, 1927
  8. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Clay Cross
1918 – 1922		 Succeeded by
Charles Duncan
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