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W. J. Brown (trade unionist)

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reports that the local Conservative Association supported him. See Craig,
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as an Independent MP against both Conservative and Labour opposition.
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had been dismissed from his ministerial job after the loss of
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Not updated: UK General Election results: February 1950
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In 1931, he resigned the Labour 1697:Independent politicians in England 1630:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 1618:This biographical article about a 1569:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 1429:Civil Service Clerical Association 1220:it lacks sufficient corresponding 78:from 1919 to 1942. He joined the 76:Civil Service Clerical Association 25: 1040:: Fulham West Electorate 45,320 1610: 1547: 1541: 1535: 1447:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1205: 1118: 1095: 1062: 946: 925: 902: 787: 766: 745: 636: 615: 459: 438: 415: 309: 286: 180: 157: 136: 18:William Brown (trade unionist) 1: 1742:British trade unionist stubs 712:Brown was re-elected at the 1737:Labour MP for England stubs 880:: Rugby Electorate 44,228 723:: Rugby Electorate 62,696 593:: Rugby Electorate 47,752 1758: 1605: 1530: 591:By-election, 29 April 1942 556:Secretary of State for War 29: 1516: 1497: 1489: 1479: 1460: 1452: 1445: 1435: 1427:General Secretary of the 1425: 1417: 1412: 1172: 1140: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1047: 1000: 968: 896: 893: 890: 887: 843: 811: 739: 736: 733: 730: 690: 658: 609: 606: 603: 600: 513: 481: 409: 406: 403: 400: 363: 331: 280: 277: 274: 271: 234: 202: 130: 127: 124: 121: 1271:Christopher Silvester, 1235:more precise citations. 1025:In 1951 he ran against 391:General election, 1935 262:General election, 1931 112:General election, 1929 44: 1557:This article about a 1038:General election 1951 878:General election 1950 867:1950 general election 721:General election 1945 714:1945 general election 84:1929 general election 43:William Brown in 1929 42: 32:William Brown (miner) 1500:Member of Parliament 1463:Member of Parliament 1413:Trade union offices 52:Member of Parliament 1722:People from Margate 1127:Eric Walcot-Bather 1041: 881: 724: 594: 394: 265: 115: 86:as a Labour MP for 1565:constituency is a 1467:Wolverhampton West 1036: 876: 719: 589: 572:Viscount Margesson 389: 372:Independent Labour 314:Independent Labour 260: 110: 88:Wolverhampton West 48:William John Brown 45: 1639: 1638: 1578: 1577: 1526: 1525: 1517:Succeeded by 1480:Succeeded by 1436:Succeeded by 1373:, 2nd ed., p. 15. 1360:, 2nd ed., p. 15. 1261: 1260: 1253: 1194: 1193: 1075:Edith Summerskill 1027:Edith Summerskill 1023: 1022: 863: 862: 710: 709: 580:Rugby by-election 578:candidate in the 554:MP for Rugby and 533: 532: 387: 386: 258: 257: 94:, and joined the 72:general secretary 62:Brown grew up in 16:(Redirected from 1749: 1712:UK MPs 1945–1950 1707:UK MPs 1935–1945 1702:UK MPs 1929–1931 1660: 1653: 1646: 1614: 1607: 1599: 1592: 1585: 1553: 1552: 1551: 1545: 1539: 1532: 1490:Preceded by 1453:Preceded by 1418:Preceded by 1410: 1374: 1367: 1361: 1351: 1345: 1340:F. 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Index

William Brown (trade unionist)
William Brown (miner)

Member of Parliament
Margate
Kent
general secretary
Civil Service Clerical Association
Labour Party
1929 general election
Wolverhampton West
whip
New Party
Oswald Mosley
General election, 1929
Labour
Conservative
Robert Bird
Liberal
Turnout
Labour
Conservative
Swing
General election, 1931
Conservative
Robert Bird
Independent Labour
Turnout
Conservative
Independent Labour

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