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Mr Thomas Stamford is a former MP for Leeds West.

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Former MP for Leeds West

Entered the House of Commons on 6 December 1923 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 1949 — Died

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Murray
• Thomas Harvey
• John Murray
• Thomas Harvey
• Herbert Gladstone

Future MPs in this constituency

• Samuel Adams
• Charles Pannell
• Joseph Dean
• Michael Meadowcroft
• John Battle
• Rachel Reeves

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill: Clause I. — (Constituencies and electors.) 16 Mar 1948

  I confess I find it a little difficult to follow the argument of the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Lipson) in defence of independent representation in this House. One might agree that independent representation has its merits, but it does not seem to me necessarily to follow from that that one is committed to the view that the best way to secure that independent representation is by...

• Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill: Clause I. — (Constituencies and electors.) 16 Mar 1948

  Does the hon. Member regard it not as privilege, but as a right that the universities should have representation in this House?

• Orders of the Day — National Service Bill 1 Apr 1947

  I very much welcome the opportunity of participating in this Debate, and as I know that there are still quite a number of Members who wish to speak, I propose to cut out all unnecessary preliminaries and come at once to the few points I want to make. That, I think, is a good rule to adopt in this House, and I would like to see it more generally followed, especially by those who sit on the...

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