Heather Joan Harvey CBE (September 1899 – 1989), was a British writer and Liberal Party politician.
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Background
editHarvey was educated privately at Prior's Field School, Godalming, and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she graduated in 1921 with first-class honours, economics tripos. In 1973 she was appointed a CBE for political services in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Professional career
editHarvey joined the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, in 1931. She became secretary of the Study Groups Department in 1935. She was a temporary Civil servant in the Foreign Office, 1939–45. She served with the United Nations 1945–46 as deputy administrative secretary.[1] She was a writer and was engaged in historical research.
Political career
editHarvey was Honorary Treasurer of the Women's Liberal Federation, a member of the Liberal Party Organisation Council and the executive committee.[2] She was Joint Honorary Treasurer of the Liberal Party.[3]
Electoral record
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Robson Brown | 33,094 | 60.7 | n/a | |
Labour | Ethel Chipchase | 15,514 | 28.6 | n/a | |
Liberal | Heather Harvey | 5,704 | 10.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 17,580 | 32.4 | n/a | ||
Turnout | n/a | ||||
Conservative win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Robson Brown | 33,755 | 62.9 | ||
Labour | Percy McNally | 15,334 | 28.6 | ||
Liberal | Heather Harvey | 4,612 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 18,421 | 34.3 | |||
Turnout | 83.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Channon | 27,326 | 64.2 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Victor Marchesi | 8,866 | 20.8 | −10.1 | |
Liberal | Heather Harvey | 6,375 | 15.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 18,460 | 43.4 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 74.1 | −4.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Channon | 14,493 | 55.6 | −8.6 | |
Liberal | Heather Harvey | 6,314 | 24.2 | +9.2 | |
Labour | Anthony Pearson-Clarke | 5,280 | 20.2 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 8,179 | 31.4 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Channon | 27,612 | 58.2 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Heather Harvey | 10,577 | 22.3 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Anthony Pearson-Clarke | 9,219 | 19.4 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 17,035 | 35.9 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 77.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1955
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1951
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1959
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.