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Lieut-Colonel John Cordeaux is a former MP for Nottingham Central.

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Former MP for Nottingham Central

Entered the House of Commons on 26 May 1955 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 25 September 1964 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian Winterbottom
• Geoffrey De Freitas
• Frederick Sykes
• Terence O'Connor
• Albert Bennett
• Reginald Berkeley
• Albert Atkey

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jack Dunnett

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Southern Rhodesia: Sentenced Persons 21 Jul 1964

  asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies if he will make renewed representations to the Irish Republican authorities concerning the practice of the Irish Republican judiciary of suspending sentences of imprisonment on Irish Republican citizens provided they leave the Irish Republic and go and live in England.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Southern Rhodesia: Sentenced Persons 21 Jul 1964

  Would not my hon. Friend agree that this practice, which was prevalent two or three years ago, is certainly creeping in again? If any other action which is contemplated is not satisfactory, will he, perhaps, consider retaliatory action in the form of suggesting to our own judiciary that it should consider suspending sentences of imprisonment on English criminals provided that they go to live...

• MR. H. G. Dunsmore 17 Jun 1964

  During this week we have heard a great deal about oppression and injustice suffered by people all over the world—in Cyprus, British Guiana, Greece, Spain, and so on. We often become more excited about cases of injustice to foreigners than about injustice to our own people, but tonight I want to call the attention of the House to what I consider to be a case of grave injustice, under the...

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