George Daggar [SEP] date of death
George Daggar
George Daggar (6 November 1879 – 14 October 1950) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the safe Labour seat of Abertillery in Monmouthshire, Wales. He represented the constituency in the House of Commons until his death at the age of 70, in Bedwellty, eight months after being returned to Parliament for the fifth time at the 1950 general election. At the time he was vice-chairman of his
1950 Abertillery by-election
The Abertillery by-election of was held on 30 November 1950 in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, following the death of the incumbent Labour MP George Daggar. Local minister Llywelyn Williams stood for the Labour Party, while Richard Body contested it for the Conservative Party. Williams was elected, with a majority of 20,783 (73%).
Background.
At the 1950 general election, George Daggar held his seat for the Labour Party. He defeated the challenger from the Conservative Party, O.J. Lewis