British Politics Facts and Figures

1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Rhondda West Constituency – Biography of Driscoll

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Rhondda West

CANDIDATE : Driscoll

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. Driscoll, at 24, is the youngest Conservative candidate in Wales. After the war he studied at Cardiff University, and graduated last year in economics. He served in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and the Indian Army during the war. Since 1946 Mr. Driscoll has been closely associated with the growth of the Young Conservative movement.


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