British Politics Facts and Figures

Cabinet Ministers Losing an Election Whilst Holding Office

A list of Cabinet Ministers since 1900 who have lost their Parliamentary seat whilst holding office.


Parliament Date Minister
1906-1910 Apr-08 Winston Churchill
1910-1918 Feb-14 Charles Masterman
1910-1918 May-14 Charles Masterman
1918-1922 Mar-21 Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen
1918-1922 Nov-22 Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen
1922-1923 Mar-23 Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen
1922-1923 Dec-23 Sir Anderson Montague-Barlow
1922-1923 Dec-23 Sir Robert Sanders
1923-1924 Oct-24 Frederick Jowett
1924-1929 May-29 Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland
1931-1935 Nov-35 Ramsay MacDonald
1931-1935 Nov-35 Malcolm MacDonald
1935-1945 Jul-45 Leo Amery
1935-1945 Jul-45 Brendan Bracken
1935-1945 Jul-45 Sir Percy James Grigg
1935-1945 Jul-45 Harold Macmillan
1935-1945 Jul-45 Sir Donald Somervell
1945-1950 Feb-50 Arthur Creech Jones
1959-1965 Oct-64 Anthony Barber
1959-1964 Oct-64 Geoffrey Rippon
1964-1966 Jan-65 Patrick Gordon-Walker
1966-1970 Jun-70 John Diamond
1970-1974 Feb-74 Gordon Campbell
1974-1979 May-79 Shirley Williams
1987-1992 Apr-92 Chris Patten
1992-1997 May-97 Michael Forsyth
1992-1997 May-97 Roger Freeman
1992-1997 May-97 Ian Lang
1992-1997 May-97 Tony Newton
1992-1997 May-97 Michael Portillo
1992-1997 May-97 Sir Malcolm Rifkind
1992-1997 May-97 William Waldegrave
2010-2015 May-15 Sir Danny Alexander
2010-2015 May-15 Sir Vince Cable
2010-2015 May-15 Sir Edward Davey