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===Member of Parliament===
====Holmfirth====
Lunn unsuccessfully ran for the Holmfirth parliamentary by-election in 1912.<ref>(Rossendale
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Lunn was described as “the albest of Labour men in the district” by a Leeds newspaper in 1914.<ref>(Skyrack Courier, 1914)</ref> He was considered for the
====Rothwell====
=====1918 - 1921=====
Lunn was put forward by “the miners” as a nominee for the Labour Party's candidate for Rothwell and, as he was the only nominee, was selected on 19th January 1918.<ref>(Leeds Mercury, 1918)</ref>
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At a meeting in Newton Hill Council School, in Stanley, on 25 November 1918, Lunn argued against revolution, arguing that a revolution in the minds of people could prevent further bloodshed; he criticised the timing of the election as it excluded some soldiers from voting; he also criticised the government's treatment of the soldiers in general, citing examples insufficient housing support and allowances for their dependents; he argued for disarmament and the end of conscription; he called for national ownership of mines, railways, and factories for public benefit; and advocated for a Ministry of Health, education grants and more housing. Lunn opposed the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_George_ministry Coalition government] and thought that Labour Party M.Ps had no place in it. He described his opponents as "two candidates [...] running after one hare" because the Tory candidate was a Coalition candidate and the Liberal candidate was a supporter of the Coalition government.<ref>(Wakefield Express, 1918)</ref>
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*Craig, F.W.S. (ed.) (1974) British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.
*''Daily Herald'' (1912) ‘Holmfirth’, 17 June, p. 12.
* ''Dundee Evening Telegraph'' (1912) ‘Retrial Of Liberal M.P.’, 5 June, p. 1.
*''Labour Leader'' (1914) ‘Wakefield Labour Candidate’, 26 February, p. 10.
*''Leeds Mercury'' (1918) ‘A Rothwell Miner’, 22 January, p.4.
*Rossendale Free Press (1912) ‘Holmfirth Election’, 22 June, p. 8.
*''Rothwell Times'' (1901) ‘Rothwell District Council Election’, 29 March. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1901rothwelltimescomplete_201910/page/n33/
* Rubinstein, W.D. (2003) ''Twentieth-Century Britain: A Political History''. Macmillan Education UK.
*''Skyrack Courier'' (1914) ‘Nondescript Notes’, 27 February, p. 5.
*''The Science and Art of Mining'' (1942) ‘Obituary’, 30 May, p. 325. Available at: http://www.dmm.org.uk/news19/9420530i.htm (Accessed: 9 June 2024)
*''Wakefield Express'' (1918) ‘Mr. W. Lunn’s Candidature’, 30 November, p. 3.
*''Yorkshire Evening News'' (1914) ‘Labour and Holmfirth’, 19 January, p. 3.
==See also==
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