Constituency : Stoke Newington 1923-24, Fulham West 1929-30 ( Labour )
Ernest took Stoke Newington from the Tories. He had Labour support and campaigned hard for ex-servicemen's votes.
Ernest was the son of a Russian Jew who was a dentist in Dover. He trained in medicine at the London Hospital and became a surgeon in the Royal Navy, serving during World War One. He stood for Leicester West in 1922 coming third behind Labour and the former NDP man Joseph Green.
Ernest voted with Labour over the Campbell case.
In 1924 Ernest was defeated by more than the Labour vote. in 1925 he joined Labour himself. In 1929 he was successful at Fulham West.
Ernest had been dabbling in business, manufacturing radio sets and sold the business in 1929. It had debts which he guaranteed but he was unable to fulfil the promise and used unauthorised company cheques. In 1930, he resigned his seat , claiming ill health and fled to the United States before the case came to court. He was declared bankrupt in his absence.
Ernest changed his name to Spears, became a naturalised citizen and worked as an opthalmologist.
He died in 1960 aged 65.
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