Person Open DS/UK/1639 Malone; Cecil John L'Estrange (1890-1965); British politician, UK's first Communist member of the House of Commons Malone Cecil John L'Estrange 1890-1965 British politician, UK's first Communist member of the House of Commons Male Lt. Col. Malone.

In the 1918 UK general election, Malone joined the anti-communist Reconstruction Society and was elected as the Coalition Liberal MP for Leyton East, although he later claimed to never have actually joined the Liberal Party. He was also awarded the Order of the British Empire. In November 1919 Malone officially joined the proto-communist British Socialist Party (BSP). In the summer of 1920, the BSP became the main constituent of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and as a result, Malone become the first CPGB MP. He attended the London Communist Unity Convention held 31 July and 1 August 1921, at which he was elected to the new party's governing Central Committee. Malone married to 1921 and worked to promote the affiliation of the CPGB to the Labour Party. Malone later left the CPGB to join the Independent Labour Party, which was affiliated to the Labour Party. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/14/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 cc2ff492-7c33-43bc-8a00-7cde305c7db3