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Mr John Whitfield is a former MP for Dewsbury.

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Former MP for Dewsbury

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 18 May 1987 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Ginsburg
• William Paling
• Benjamin Riley
• Walter Rea
• Benjamin Riley
• Thomas Harvey
• Benjamin Riley
• Emil Pickering
• Walter Runciman
• Mark Oldroyd
• John Simon

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ann Taylor
• Shahid Malik
• Simon Reevell
• Paula Sherriff
• Mark Eastwood

Recent appearances

• Business of the House 5 Mar 1987

  Does my right hon. Friend share my increasing concern at the tendency of Left-wing local authorities to rename famous landmarks and streets in English towns and cities that are under their control after African terrorists? The latest example of this civic-sponsored graffiti is to be found at the town hall in Dewsbury, which the Kirklees metropolitan district council decided last week to...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 12 Feb 1987

  Does my right hon. Friend agree that the revelations recently made by Mr. Ian Curteis on the reason why the BBC banned the production of his Falklands play are yet another example of the treasonable inclinations of those who—

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 12 Feb 1987

  —manage the security aspects of the BBC? Does she further agree, therefore, that it is essential that the BBC board of governors, which is meeting today to draw up a shortlist of candidates for the director generalship, should choose as candidates only those who have the independence and the Herculean qualities to enable the Augean stables at the BBC to be cleaned up, and finally—

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