Category: British Politics Facts and Figures

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Aberavon

CANDIDATE : Herbert

PARTY : Nat. L. & C.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. A. Herbert is a son of the late Col. Aubrey Herbert, who was for 12 years member for Yeovil, and a grandson of the Earl of Caernarvon who was Secretary for the Colonies and a Viceroy of Ireland under Disraeli. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was three times medically rejected for the British Army, but volunteered for the 1st Polish Armoured Division and served with them for five years in the ranks.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Ogmore

CANDIDATE : Davies

PARTY : Welsh Republican

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Ithel Davies resigned in 1940 from the Labour Party, in whose interest he unsuccessfully contested the University of Wales seat in 1935. He joined the Welsh Nationalists in 1942. He spent three years in prison during the first world war after refusing to serve, regarding the war as a conflict of imperialistic powers. He has written books on economic and social topics.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Pontypool

CANDIDATE : West

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. D. G. West, aged 45, is the son of a miner and is a solicitor. He took a first prize in law at Cardiff College. He has been a member of the Abercarn (Mon.) Urban District Council, and was elected to the Monmouthshire County Council in 1938. He served during the last war with the R.A.F. and was elected to Parliament for Pontypool at a by-election in 1946.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Coatbridge and Airdrie

CANDIDATE : McMillan

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. McMillan is studying at Glasgow University for a degree in economics. He received a secondary and grammar school education, and his academic career was interrupted by Army service. After the war he lectured for two years for the Royal Army Educational Corps on political science and history before resuming his studies at the university. He is on the executive of the West Scotland Junior Unionists’ Association.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Edinburgh East

CANDIDATE : Donaldson

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Cmdr. C. E. M. Donaldson is on the staff of the Scottish Tourist Board. Born in Cornwall in 1903, he was brought up in Vancouver. He joined the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, 1926, and in the war served on the Pacific coast and in Newfoundland. He came to England as liaison officer on the staff of the C.-in-C, Portsmouth, and on demobilization decided to settle in Scotland.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Edinburgh West

CANDIDATE : Walker

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mrs. E. Walker, wife of the Scottish secretary of the British Medical Association, is an honours graduate of Edinburgh. A mother of three sons, she worked with the Red Cross in a prisoner-of-war clothing depot during the war. She has served on the boards of various maternity hospitals and on the visiting committee of Aberdeen prison.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Glasgow Gorbals

CANDIDATE : Cullen

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mrs. A. Cullen followed Mr. G. Buchanan in the representation of the division at a by-election in 1949. Born in 1892, she is a housewife who has found time from her domestic duties to serve more than 10 years on Glasgow Corporation and as a magistrate. She is a widow and has three daughters.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Glasgow Pollok

CANDIDATE : Clark

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. S. Clark, an insurance agent and member of Glasgow Corporation for 12 years, was formerly active in the T.L.P. He was one1 of 10 Scottish trade unionists chosen to tour the Soviet Union and was received by Marshal Stalin.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Glasgow Woodside

CANDIDATE : Bennett

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. G. Bennett, unsuccessful in the Shettleston division in 1945, is a member of Glasgow Royal Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce, and Glasgow Trades House. He is immediate past president of the Scottish Unionist Association. In the 1914-18 war he was wounded while an officer in the Tank Corps. He is a former magistrate and member of Glasgow Corporation.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Stirling and Falkirk Burghs

CANDIDATE : McAlister

PARTY : Comm.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. G. McAlister, aged 36, is a coach-builder and chairman of the Stirlingshire area committee of the Communist Party. He is president of the Scottish shop stewards’ council of the National Union of Vehicle Builders.

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