Maurice Alexander, CMG, KC (24 December 1889 – 16 July 1945) was a Canadian barrister and soldier who later moved to England and had careers in the Diplomatic Service, English law and politics.

[4] He returned to the United Kingdom to practice law and was called to English Bar at the Middle Temple in 1920[5] and was appointed to North Eastern Circuit.

During the short life of the government, the Liberals were badly split on key votes, presenting a picture of disunity and political incoherence to the electorate.

[10] Alexander did not contest the 1929 general election, apparently reverting to his law practice in London, but in 1931, perhaps influenced by his defeat by Buxton, he surfaced as the Labour candidate in Newcastle upon Tyne East.

However, in a straight fight with the sitting MP, the Liberal National, Sir Robert Aske, he lost by the wide margin of 10,346 votes.

[4] Alexander did not contest any further Parliamentary elections, but in 1938, it was reported that he was likely to be selected as the candidate of the National Government in the constituency of Bermondsey West, in opposition to the sitting Labour MP, Alfred Salter.

[11] The intervention of the Second World War meant that the general election due to be held by 1940 was postponed, and Alexander did not get to contest Bermondsey.