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Hon. Geoffrey Howard is a former MP for Luton.

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Former MP for Luton

Entered the House of Commons on 12 January 1906 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 9 October 1924 — General election

Also represented Westbury; Eskdale

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Thomas Ashton
• Samuel Whitbread
• Cyril Flower

Future MPs in this constituency

• Thomas Ashton
• Cecil Harmsworth
• John Hewett
• Terence O'Connor
• Edward Burgin
• William Warbey
• Charles Hill
• Will Howie
• Charles Simeons

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: Clause 6. — (Rate of Entertainments Duty.) 30 Jun 1924

  I hope the right hon. Gentleman will see his way to accept the Amendment. Anyone who has any acquaintance with rural districts knows the real cases of hardship that arise. I have had occasion to bring before the Financial Secretary a case of real hardship that happened near my home: a small agricultural show in Yorkshire which, struggling under great difficulties and in bad weather, the...

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: Clause 6. — (Rate of Entertainments Duty.) 30 Jun 1924

  The case I put before the Committee was taken to the Treasury, and I got a refusal.

• Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Act (1918) Amendment Bill. 29 Feb 1924

  I rise to give my support to this Bill. I regret that, in a private Member's Measure, we should not have restricted ourselves to one great reform at a time, and have dealt merely with the removal of the sex disqualification under the age of 21. Perhaps I might remind the Noble Lady who moved the Amendment, that she did not agree with us in the days when we were working for the enfranchisement...

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