Birmingham West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament, elected by the first-past-the-post v
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Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading imperialist in coalition with the
Birmingham West
…Lozells wards became part of Birmingham Aston. All Saints' ward became part of Birmingham Ladywood. Members of Parliament Election Member Party 1885 Joseph Chamberlain Liberal 1886 Liberal Unionist 1912 Conservative 1914 by-election Sir Austen Chamberlain Conservative 1918 Coalition Conservative 1922 Conservative 1937…
Chamberlain's third wife, Mary, by John Singer Sargent, 1902
William Ewart Gladstone, Lord Hartington, and Chamberlain as depicted in Vanity Fair, 6 July 1880
The Gladstone cabinet as depicted in Vanity Fair, 27 November 1883
Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour by Sydney Prior Hall. In 1892, Chamberlain became leader of the Liberal Unionists in the House of Commons, beginning a fruitful relationship with Conservative leader and future Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (right).