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Mr John Rees is a former MP for Swansea West.

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Former MP for Swansea West

Entered the House of Commons on 8 October 1959 — General election

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

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Percy Morris
• Lewis Jones
• Howel Samuel
• Walter Runciman
• Howel Samuel
• Alfred Mond

Future MPs in this constituency

• Alan Williams
• Geraint Davies
• Torsten Bell

Recent appearances

• Welsh Affairs 25 Jun 1964

  Before the hon. Member leaves the subject may I ask him a question? He did use the phrase "long-term leases" Could I ask him one question? How long?

• Welsh Affairs 25 Jun 1964

  I will not attempt to follow the vein of the speech of the hon. Member for Merioneth (Mr. T. W. Jones). In the Welsh Grand Committee he takes us on our journeys to the Holy Land and around the Mediterranean, and he has not disappointed us in any way today. I can only say that he has given me fair warning not to buy horses in Merioneth. Later in the summer he will be coming to my constituency...

• Welsh Affairs 25 Jun 1964

  If the hon. Member asks the hon. Member for Ogmore (Mr. W. Padley), he will find that there has been a greater percentage increase in the population of Bridgend than in any other part of the British Isles, but there is not a vast population in that area. That is only a stone's throw from the Rhondda Valley. If hon. Members opposite think that Wales should be jammed solid with people never...

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