Why did Dadabhai give up his seat in the British Parliament?
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Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British house of commons from the Finsbury Central Constituency in the elections of 1892 by a narrow margin of 3 votes by defeating Fredrick Thomas Penton. Being a subject of the British crown (Being a citizen of British India) he was allowed to take part in the election. Dadabhai was an influential figure among the British Liberals and that won him the candidature from Finsbury representing the Liberal Party of Britain. It is to be noted that he was not the first Indian to attempt to stand as an MP, Lal Mohan Ghose's effort in 1885 ended in his defeat. Dadabhai was unsuccessful in the 1885 elections from Holborn constituency losing by a huge margin. So what made Dadabhai successful in 1892?? A number of factors worked to his advantage during the elections of 1892.
Finsbury was a predominantly working class constituency compared to the conservative Holborn, so the ethnic origin of the candidate was not a major concern to the voters.
After Dadabhai's defeat in 1886, Lord Salsbury ( Prominent conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister) had famously remarked "However great the progress of mankind has been, and however far we have advanced in overcoming prejudices, I doubt if we have yet got to the point of view where an English constituency would elect a Blackman." These remarks worked in favour of Dadabhai with the people of Finsbury determined to prove Salsbury wrong.
Naoroji being a Parsi was not grouped among the 'Bengali Baboos' which had worked against Lal Mohan Ghose since he belonged to the Bengali Hindu community. Parsis were considered more European than Indian by many voters.
Naoroji's fair complexion meant that voters did not associate him with the Africans, and his Gentlemanly attire and behaviour dissociated him from the supposedly uncivilized Indians. The Christian Million in 1886 commented that his ‘name – so English is his look – might be Brown or Jones, did it not happen to be Dadabhai Naoroji’.
Dadabhai blamed his defeat in the 1886 elections primarily on himself placing too much emphasis on India during the campaign, this mistake was not repeated in the 1892 elections and he was successful in projecting himself as a person capable of solving the issues faced by the working class in the region.
Naoroji also had the support of prominent public figures such as Florence Nightingale, who encouraged him during the elections in Holborn and Finsbury, and Josephine Butler. All these factors worked in favour of Dadabhai Naoroji and helped him get elected to the House of Commons albeit with a small majority. He could not repeat this success though and was defeated in the 1895 elections quite convincingly, but the fact that an Indian was able to achieve electoral success over a 'superior' and 'Civilized' British in Britain is quite incredible. It is also surprising that this event did not receive the attention that it deserved in India just like many of the achievements of the early Nationalists.
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Naoroji moved to Britain once again and continued his political involvement. Elected for the Liberal Party in Finsbury Central at the 1892 general election, he was the first British Indian MP.
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dont know why he gave up .