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Captain George Ramsden is a former MP for Elland.

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Former MP for Elland

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

Left the House of Commons on 26 October 1922 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Charles Trevelyan
• Thomas Wayman

Future MPs in this constituency

• William Robinson
• Robert Kay
• William Robinson
• Charles Buxton
• Thomas Levy
• Frederick Cobb

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Drugs (Illegal Traffic). 4 May 1922

  44. asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the sentence of six months' imprisonment recently passed on a coloured vendor of cocaine, whose methods of concealment showed extreme ingenuity, and whose moral character would appear on investigation to have been most unsavoury in other respects; whether this was the maximum sentence; and whether he has inquired, and, if...

• Oral Answers to Questions — India.: Post Office (Telephone Service). 15 Jun 1921

  107. asked the Postmaster-General whether, in finally settling the amounts due for trunk calls and postal telegrams charged to telephone subscribers on the monthly statement of account, he has credited them the £1 deposit which was demanded when the telephone first was installed to cover any loss through non-payment of any of these charges?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Ex-Service Men.: Central Control Board (Liquor Traffic). 4 Nov 1920

  25. asked the Prime Minister whether he has received many letters of protest from all over the country with regard to the action of the Central Control Board (Liquor Traffic) in putting back the hours for Sunday closing to 9 o'clock; whether, in view of the unsatisfactory position, unrest, and irritation caused by these irksome restrictions throughout the country, which have not in any way...

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