æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː kəntˈɛstᵻd ænd wˈʌn ðə lˈoʊkəl pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi kənstˈɪtʃuːənsi, kˈɪŋz lˈɪn, hˈoʊldɪŋ ðə sˈiːt ʌntˈɪl hiː stˈʊd dˌaʊn æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
At the 1924 general election, he contested and won the local parliamentary constituency, King's Lynn, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1935 general election.