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Lieut-Commander Joseph Braithwaite is a former MP for Bristol North West.

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Former MP for Bristol North West

Entered the House of Commons on 27 October 1931 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 May 1955 — General election

Also represented Holderness; Sheffield, Hillsborough

Future MPs in this constituency

• Christopher Boyd
• Martin McLaren
• John Ellis
• Martin McLaren
• Ronald Thomas
• Michael Colvin
• Michael Stern
• Doug Naysmith
• Charlotte Leslie
• Darren Jones

Recent appearances

• Business of the House 20 Apr 1955

  The hon. Member for Ince (Mr. T. Brown) is a greatly respected Member of this House. I would join with him at once in agreeing that, whatever the complexion of the Government of the day, it is our duty as back benchers to be extremely jealous of private Members' time. A back benchers' trade union on that matter would be a very useful organisation, whatever the complexion of the Government and...

• Business of the House 20 Apr 1955

  We were confronted, the hon. Member will agree, with an external enemy who had to be confronted, and we wanted to give all the time possible for the prosecution of the war to the Ministers concerned in that very vital matter rather than take up their time with private Members' business. It is true that there was a fight, but it was something of a sham fight. We went through the motions; we...

• Business of the House 20 Apr 1955

  That is true, but since this Motion was put down I have had time to look at the Division lists, and I have looked in vain for the name of the hon. Member for lnce or of any of his hon. Friends, so eloquent and persuasive were the speeches of the then Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House, the right hon. Member for Lewisham, South. There were some mild fulminations. The right...

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