▁on ▁the ▁link ▁between ▁poor ▁housing ▁and ▁poor ▁health , ▁and ▁Pract ical ▁Social ism . ▁He ▁stood ▁un success fully ▁as ▁Labour ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁South ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁before ▁winning ▁the ▁Sw ind on ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁W ilt shire , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁R ams ay ▁Mac Donald ▁appointed ▁Add ison ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁under ▁No el ▁Bu xt on , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁Clement ▁Att lee , ▁the ▁future ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁party ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁close ▁relationship , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Medical ▁Association . ▁ ▁F acing ▁economic ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer , ▁Philip ▁Snow den , ▁proposed ▁sw inge ing ▁cut s ▁to ▁public ▁sp ending , ▁particularly ▁to ▁un emp loyment ▁benefit . ▁Add ison ▁voted ▁against ▁these ▁cut s ▁in ▁cabinet ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁O pp osition ▁when ▁Mac Donald ▁formed ▁a ▁National ▁Government ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁Liber als . ▁Add ison ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁general ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁reg ained ▁his