2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁general ▁elections , ▁Cur ry ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁H ought on - le - Spring ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁W alls end ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁Bishop ▁A uck land ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁his ▁sixth ▁attempt , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁he ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁National ▁candidate ▁for ▁Bishop ▁A uck land , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁sitting ▁Labour ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁Hugh ▁Dal ton . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁Liberal ▁National ▁wh ip ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁election , ▁he ▁consist ently ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁Commons ▁votes . ▁His ▁support ▁for ▁free ▁trade ▁and ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁government ' s ▁proposed ▁tar iffs ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁reason . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Cur ry ▁left ▁the ▁Liberal ▁National s ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁Liberal ▁wh ip . ▁He ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁Dal ton ▁reg ained ▁the ▁seat . ▁Cur ry ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁Parliament ▁again . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Wh ick ham ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁from ▁