In the 1900 general election Jowett was the Independent Labour Party candidate in Bradford West.
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He was successful however at the 1924 general election when he was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for East Bradford, defeating the sitting Labour MP and First Commissioner of Works, Frederick William Jowett in a straight fight by just 66 votes.