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Mr James Brown is a former MP for South Ayrshire.

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Former MP for South Ayrshire

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

Left the House of Commons on 21 March 1939 — Died

Future MPs in this constituency

• James MacAndrew
• Alexander Sloan
• Emrys Hughes
• Jim Sillars

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — DIVORCE AND NULLITY OF MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL [Lords].: Clause I. — (Additional grounds of divorce.) 12 Jul 1938

  Mr. James Brown rose——

• Housing (Scotland) Acts. 29 Mar 1938

  Is the hon. Member not missing the point? It is not a question of the quality of the bricks but of the fact that, whatever the quality, there is a 50 per cent. difference in price between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

• Housing (Scotland) Acts. 29 Mar 1938

  It has been remarked more than once during this Debate that this Order is within very narrow limits. I look upon those narrow limits as almost an insult to Scotland. Why should we not have had a proper Order on which we could have discussed what subsidy is necessary in order to have more house building in Scotland than there has been for some time past? I hope that English Members do not...

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