John Robertson (Berwick MP)
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John James Robertson (1898-05-23–1955-10-06) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1945–1951.
Roberston was first elected in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, for the Berwick and Haddington constituency. Following boundary changes, he was returned to the House of Commons at the 1950 general election for the new constituency of Berwick and East Lothian. He lost his seat at the 1951 election to the Unionist candidate, William Anstruther-Gray.
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- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by John Helias Finnie McEwan |
Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished |
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian 1950–1951 |
Succeeded by William Anstruther-Gray |
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