Heather Harvey

Heather Harvey

Heather Joan Harvey CBE (September 1899 – 1989), was a British writer and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Harvey was educated privately at Prior's Field School, Godalming, and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she graduated in 1921 with first-class honours, economics tripos. In 1973 she was appointed a CBE for political services in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Professional career

Harvey joined the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, in 1931. She became secretary of the Study Groups Department in 1935. She was a temporary Civil servant in the Foreign Office, 1939–45. She served with the United Nations 1945–46 as deputy administrative secretary. She was a writer and was engaged in historical research.

Political career

Harvey was Honorary Treasurer of the Women's Liberal Federation, a member of the Liberal Party Organisation Council and the executive committee. She was Joint Honorary Treasurer of the Liberal Party.

Electoral record

General Election 1950: Esher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Robson Brown	33,094	60.7	n/a
	Labour	Ethel Chipchase	15,514	28.6	n/a
	Liberal	Heather Harvey	5,704	10.5	n/a
Majority			17,580	32.4	n/a
Turnout					n/a
	Conservative win

General Election 1951: Esher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Robson Brown	33,755	62.9
	Labour	Percy McNally	15,334	28.6
	Liberal	Heather Harvey	4,612	8.4
Majority			18,421	34.3
Turnout				83.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Southend West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Channon	27,326	64.2	-4.9
	Labour	Victor Marchesi	8,866	20.8	-10.1
	Liberal	Heather Harvey	6,375	15.0	n/a
Majority			18,460	43.4	+5.1
Turnout				74.1	-4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1959 Southend West by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Channon	14,493	55.6	-8.6
	Liberal	Heather Harvey	6,314	24.2	+9.2
	Labour	Anthony Pearson-Clarke	5,280	20.2	-0.6
Majority			8,179	31.4	-12.0
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.0

General Election 1959: Southend West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Channon	27,612	58.2	+2.6
	Liberal	Heather Harvey	10,577	22.3	-1.9
	Labour	Anthony Pearson-Clarke	9,219	19.4	-0.8
Majority			17,035	35.9	+4.5
Turnout				77.7
	Conservative hold		Swing