Cornelius William James Homan (17 August 1900 – 21 September 1979) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as member of parliament (MP) for

Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, Greater Manchester, ...

from 1924 to 1928. He was elected at the 1924 general election, after the constituency's Conservative MP Sir

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stood instead in

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. However, he was disqualified in 1928 after being declared

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. The resulting by-election on 28 October was won by the Labour Party candidate Albert Bellamy.

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* 1900 births 1979 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ashton-under-Lyne {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1900s-stub