Haydn Davies | |
Office1: | Member of Parliament (MP) for St Pancras South West |
Majority1: | 3,671 (23.8%) |
Predecessor1: | George Mitcheson |
Successor1: | Abolished |
Term Start1: | 5 July 1945 |
Term End1: | 3 February 1950 [1] |
Nationality: | Welsh |
Birth Date: | 8 May 1905 |
Birth Place: | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] |
Death Date: | 18 April 1976 (Age 71) |
Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Death Place: | Warwick & Leamington, Warwickshire, England. |
Haydn Davies (8 May 1905 – 18 April 1976) was a Welsh politician.[3] He was Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for St Pancras South West from 1945 to 1950.[3]
He was the son of Mr. A. Davies, colliery examiner and he joined the London education service in 1926.
He would get involved in politics and ran as the Liberal party candidate for St Pancras South West at the 1929 General Election, when he finished third. He then switched to the Labour party, running as their candidate for St Pancras South West and won the seat with a majority of 3,671 votes. The constituency was then abolished and merged into neighboring ones and instead he ran as the candidate for York in the 1950 Election. He lost, coming second and losing to Harry Hylton-Foster. He did not run for another constituency after that.
He died on 18 April 1976 in Warwick & Leamington, Warwickshire, England.