John Lewis (British politician)

John Lewis (14 December 1912 – 14 June 1969) was a British Labour Party politician.

Lewis was elected as Member of Parliament for the two-seat constituency of Bolton at the 1945. The constituency was divided in a boundary review for the 1950 general election, when he was returned as MP for the new Bolton West constituency.

At the 1951 general election he lost his seat to the Liberal candidate Arthur Holt.

Privilege hearing

In July 1951, Lewis reported to the House of Commons Committe of Priveleges to respond to charges he tried to use Parliamentary privilege to escape charges that he drove into a policeman on his way to Parliament. Statments from witness said the MP, who was late for a division hit the traffic officer three times.

He was brought before the Priveleges Committee after putting the Police Summons he received on to Order Papers to avoid arrest. The committe concluded that privilege for an MP was not "above the ordinary restraints of law which apply to fellow citizens. They do not discharge the member from obligations to society, which apply to him as much and perhaps more closely in that capacity as they apply to other subjects of The Crown." ^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Edward Cecil George Cadogan and Sir Cyril Fullard Entwistle	Member of Parliament for Bolton 1945–1950 Served alongside: John Henry Jones	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Bolton West 1950–1951	Succeeded by Arthur Holt

Reference

^ "M.P.'s car hit me 3 times, says P.C." Daily Express. August 1, 1951. Retrieved August 2, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "M.P.'s car hit me 3 times, says P.C." Daily Express. August 1, 1951. Retrieved August 2, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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