Talk:Christabel Pankhurst
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[edit] 1918 election
In this edit, I have expanded the section on the 1918 election to include details of Christabel's candidacy in Smethwick, and removed the comment about a candidacy in Westmister.
The best source I have on elections in that period is Craig (Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.), which does not list her at any time as a candidate in either of the two Westminster constituencies: Abbey and Westminster St George's. (There was a [by-election]] in St Georges earlier in 1918, but the Conservative candidate was returned unopposed).
See also notes at Talk:Women's Party (UK)#Election_in_1919.3F.3F.3F, where there had been a reference to a 1919 election. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- Aha! http://www.britainunlimited.com/Biogs/PankhurstC.htm says "1919: Becomes the prospective parliamentary candidate for Westminster Abbey Division but the campaign comes to nothing."
- However, there was no election there is 1919, but there was a by-election in 1921 following the death of the Conservative MP William Burdett-Coutts. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:45, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
