Edwin George Gooch (15 January 1889 – 2 August 1964) was a British Labour Party politician. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ...

At the 1931 general election, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Conservative-held South Norfolk constituency. The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... South Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Gooch did not contest the 1935 general election, but at the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for North Norfolk, defeating the Conservative MP Thomas Cook. He held the seat until his death shortly before the 1964 general election. Stanley Baldwin Clement Attlee The UK general election held on 14th November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Stanley Baldwin. ... Clement Attlee Winston Churchill The United Kingdom General Election of 1945 held on 5 July 1945 but not counted and declared until 26 July 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... North Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1964 result was a very slim majority for the Labour Party, of 4, and led to their first government since 1951. ...

He was chairman of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee from 1955 to 1956. The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the Labour Party. ...

References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
• Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.