Maurice Hely-Hutchinson

Maurice Robert Hely-Hutchinson MC MP (22 May 1887 – 11 February 1961)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in England.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings in East Sussex at a by-election in 1937. He held the seat until the 1945 general election, when he stood down from Parliament. During The Great Depression Hely-Hutchinson caused some controversy when he remarked that the long-term unemployed should lose the right to vote.[2]

His father was Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, the last Governor of the Cape Colony.

He was married to Melita Keppel, daughter of Admiral Sir Colin Richard Keppel.

References

"House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 144. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Maurice Hely-Hutchinson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Eustace Percy	Member of Parliament for Hastings 1937 – 1945	Succeeded by Neill Cooper-Key

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[rayment-1] "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2009.

[craig1918-1949-2] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 144. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.