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Mr George Balfour is a former MP for Hampstead.

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Former MP for Hampstead

Entered the House of Commons on 14 December 1918 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 26 September 1941 — Died

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Fletcher
• Thomas Milvain
• Edward Hoare
• Henry Holland

Future MPs in this constituency

• Charles Challen
• Henry Brooke
• Benjamin Whitaker
• Geoffrey Finsberg

Recent appearances

• His Majesty's Government. 13 May 1940

  I want to refer to one portion of the speech made by the right hon. Member for Keighley (Mr. Lees-Smith). I ask hon. Members to accept my assurance that what I say has nothing of a controversial character about it. I only wish to put on record the remarks of the right hon. Member to the effect that his three right hon. Colleagues had joined the Government before the arrangement was con...

• His Majesty's Government. 13 May 1940

  For my part I am answer able to no one but the electors. If any hon. Member deserts that principle and allows any private interest to intervene, if any hon. Member is answerable to any other outside body in performing his duties in this House, he deserves to be turned out. If there is any departure from this principle the whole structure of our parliamentary system breaks down. I hope in less...

• Orders of the Day — CIVIL ESTIMATES, 1940 [Progress].: Conduct of the War. 8 May 1940

  We offered aid to Finland, and it was not accepted. Norway and Sweden were asked for the right to go through and help Finland, but they would not help us and in default of pledges to the League of Nations would not give us the opportunity to help Finland. There was no promise at all.

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