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British politician (1914-1995)

This article is about the politician. For the cricketer and footballer, seeArthur Holt (cricketer).

Arthur Holt

President of the Liberal Party
In office 1974–1975
Leader	Jeremy Thorpe
Preceded by	Rhys Lloyd
Succeeded by	Margaret Wingfield
Liberal Chief Whip
In office May 1962 – 1963
Leader	Jo Grimond
Preceded by	Donald Wade
Succeeded by	Eric Lubbock
Member of Parliament forBolton West
In office 25 October 1951 – 25 September 1964
Preceded by	John Lewis
Succeeded by	Gordon Oakes

Personal details
Born	8 August 1914 Bolton,Lancashire
Died	23 August 1995(1995-08-23) (aged 81)
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Kathleen Openshaw (m. 1939)
Children	2
Education	Mill Hill School
Alma mater	Victoria University of Manchester

Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1938–1945
Unit	Loyal Regiment
Commands	Reconnaissance Corps
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Singapore

Arthur Frederick Holt (8 August 1914 – 23 August 1995) was a hosiery manufacturer andLiberal Party politician in theUnited Kingdom, andMember of Parliament for thirteen years.

Background

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Holt was born in Bolton. He was educated atMill Hill School andVictoria University of Manchester.^[1] In 1939 he married Kathleen Mary Openshaw, MBE. They had one son and one daughter.^[2] He played Rugby forBolton RUFC.

Professional career

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Holt joined theLoyal Regiment as a Territorial Army officer in 1938^[3] and left theTerritorial Army Reserve of Officers in 1964. He was company commander in theReconnaissance Corps and was takenprisoner at thefall of Singapore in 1942.^[4] He was twicementioned in dispatches.

Holt was ahosiery manufacturer. With his two brothers he built up in Bolton an industry new to the town.^[5] He was Chairman, Holt Hosiery Co. Ltd, Bolton, 1971–73.^[6]

Political career

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Holt was first elected at the1951 general election, when he defeated the only other candidate in theBolton West constituency, sittingLabour MPJohn Lewis. Holt was re-elected in straight contests with Labour at two further general elections. He was Parliamentary Chairman of the Liberal Party from 1952 to 1955. He was a Member of the Parliamentarydelegation to Russia in 1954.^[7] He wasLiberal Chief Whip from 1962 to 1963. His share of the vote was halved when theConservative Party fielded a candidate at the1964 general elections, and the seat was won by Labour'sGordon Oakes.^[8] He wasPresident of the Liberal Party from 1974 to 1975.

Electoral record

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General election 1950: Bolton East^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Booth	24,826	45.48	n/a
	Conservative	Philip Bell	21,117	38.68	n/a
	Liberal	Arthur Holt	8,647	15.84	n/a
Majority			3,709	6.79	n/a
Turnout			54,590	87.46	n/a
	Labourwin (new seat)

General election 1951: Bolton West^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Holt	26,271	52.76	+32.30
	Labour	John Lewis	23,523	47.24	+2.62
Majority			2,748	5.52	−
Turnout			49,794	84.79	−2.76
	Liberalgain fromLabour		Swing	+17.46

General election 1955: Bolton West^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Holt	24,827	55.37	+2.61
	Labour	James Haworth	20,014	44.63	−2.61
Majority			4,813	10.73	+5.22
Turnout			44,841	79.05	− 5.74
	Liberalhold		Swing	+2.61

General election 1959: Bolton West^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Holt	23,533	54.63	−0.74
	Labour	Peter Cameron	19,545	45.37	+0.74
Majority			3,988	9.26	−1.48
Turnout			43,078	79.72	+0.65
	Liberalhold		Swing	-0.74

General election 1964: Bolton West^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Oakes	16,519	41.17	−4.20
	Conservative	Douglas Sisson	13,522	33.70	+ 33.70
	Liberal	Arthur Holt	10,086	25.14	− 29.49
Majority			2,997	7.47
Turnout			38,346	78.15	−1.67
	Labourgain fromLiberal		Swing	-18.95

References

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^The Times House of Commons, 1964
^(2007, December 01). Holt, Arthur Frederick, (8 Aug. 1914–23 Aug. 1995), Chairman, Holt Hosiery Co. Ltd, Bolton, 1971–73. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 12 Apr. 2019, fromhttp://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-173192.
^Joyce, Peter; Egan, Mark (1998). Duncan Brack (ed.).Dictionary of Liberal Biography. London: Politico's Publishing. pp. 183–184.ISBN 1902301099.
^The Times House of Commons, 1951
^The Times House of Commons, 1950
^(2007, December 01). Holt, Arthur Frederick, (8 Aug. 1914–23 Aug. 1995), Chairman, Holt Hosiery Co. Ltd, Bolton, 1971–73. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 12 Apr. 2019, fromhttp://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-173192.
^The Times House of Commons, 1955
^See1959 election results Archived 29 September 2007 at theWayback Machine and1964 election results Archived 29 September 2007 at theWayback Machine for Bolton West
^General Election 23 February 1950: Bolton East.Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
^General Election 25 October 1951: Bolton West.Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
^General Election 26 May 1955: Bolton West.Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
^General Election 8 October 1959: Bolton West.Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
^General Election 15 October 1964: Bolton West.Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Lewis	Member of Parliament forBolton West 1951–1964	Succeeded by Gordon Oakes
Party political offices
Preceded by Donald Wade	Liberal Chief Whip 1962–1963	Succeeded by Eric Lubbock
Preceded by Rhys Lloyd	President of the Liberal Party 1974–1975	Succeeded by Margaret Wingfield

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