The result was a victory for Duff Cooper.
Duff Cooper said of him: "He's the most unpopular man in the House.
Duff Cooper completed, taking the point and sounding equally mystified.
Duff Cooper was a diplomat who had held several top level posts during the war.
In 1924, Duff Cooper gained election to Parliament, while his wife continued as a society celebrity.
Duff Cooper nodded as the probable sequence of events became clear.
Duff Cooper, against all expectations of a few weeks before, won by a majority of nearly 6000.
They had four children together, the youngest being Duff Cooper, the prominent British statesman of the 1930s and 1940s.
The other seat was held by the Conservative Duff Cooper.
One of his cabinet members, Duff Cooper, left the government in protest.