▁and ▁Union ist ▁parties . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁national isation ▁of ▁the ▁coal ▁mines ▁and ▁cons cription , ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁some ▁relax ation ▁of ▁the ▁liqu or ▁laws ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁working ▁men ▁and ▁improved ▁w elf are ▁for ▁men ▁disabled ▁in ▁the ▁war ; ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁rest oration ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁commerce ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁conditions ▁allowed , ▁to ▁increase ▁output ▁and ▁living ▁standards . ▁He ▁also ▁strongly ▁advoc ated ▁economy ▁and ▁retr en ch ment ▁▁ ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁MP s ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁to ▁speak ▁for ▁him , ▁Dr ▁T ▁J ▁Mac nam ara ▁the ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Admir alty , ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁his ▁Department ▁and ▁no ▁doubt ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁patri otic ▁feelings ▁of ▁working ▁class ▁and ▁Union ist ▁vot ers , ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁national ▁security ▁must ▁take ▁preced ence ▁over ▁economy . ▁ ▁Result ▁For rest ▁retained ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁reduced ▁majority . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by - e lections ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by - e lection ▁records ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : By - e lections ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁West ▁York shire ▁constitu encies ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁England ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁W ake field ▁Category : P onte f ract ▁Category