1 9 1 9 ". ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Failed ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁campaign ▁Church ▁first ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 5 : 6 5 ▁ratio ▁of ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁Conserv ative - h eld ▁part - r ural , ▁sub urban ▁Sp el th or ne ▁seat . ▁ ▁Success ful ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁campaign ▁and ▁loss ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁mainly ▁urban ▁Ley ton ▁East ▁seat ▁by ▁a ▁ 7 % ▁margin ▁from ▁Union ist ▁( Con serv ative ) ▁E . E . ▁Alexander ▁but ▁the ▁latter ▁took ▁it ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁rounded ▁margin . ▁ ▁Success ful ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁campaign ▁He ▁took ▁urban , ▁more ▁middle ▁class , ▁W and sw orth ▁Central ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Commons ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁took ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁recently ▁kn ight ed ▁Conserv ative , ▁noted ▁in ▁transport ▁services . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁sl ender ▁majority ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁votes ▁( 1 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ). ▁ ▁Eugen ic ▁volunt ary ▁ster il isation ▁bill ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Church ▁table d ▁a ▁Ten ▁Min ute ▁Rule ▁Bill ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁Eugen ics ▁Education ▁Society . ▁Although ▁the ▁e ugen