Example sentences of "he [was/were] elected for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not stand for re-election to the Parliament of 1780 ; but he was elected for Ripon in 1787 , and became a commissioner of the Board of Trade in 1788 . |
| 2 | He was elected for Cardiganshire in 1885 , but he opposed the first Irish Home Rule Bill introduced by W. E. Gladstone in June 1886 . |
| 3 | In 1940 , thanks to the party truce , he was elected for Preston , but lost in the election of 1945 . |
| 4 | In 1830 he was elected for the government borough of Rye and the following year was active as Tory assistant whip . |
| 5 | He was elected for Middlesbrough in 1983 and is defending a 14,958 majority . |