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Mr John Henderson is a former MP for Leeds North East.

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Former MP for Leeds North East

Entered the House of Commons on 13 March 1940 — unknown

Left the House of Commons on 15 June 1945 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Birchall

Future MPs in this constituency

• Alice Bacon
• Osbert Peake
• Keith Joseph
• Timothy Kirkhope
• Fabian Hamilton

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Local Government (Boundary Commission) Bill 5 Jun 1945

  I ask the Minister to give this matter sympathetic consideration. I agree with my hon. Friend that it would relieve anxiety if this Amendment were accepted. I, therefore, ask the Minister to give it sympathetic consideration.

• Russia (German Labour) 11 Apr 1945

  This Debate has been interesting, but at the same time rather depressing. I have no doubt that the hon. Member for Ipswich (Mr. Stokes) and the hon. Member for Leigh (Mr. Tinker) are people of warm hearts and are kindly disposed, but, if I may say so, I think if the attitude of mind which is displayed in their speeches were the attitude of any Government, it would lead to another war before...

• Orders of the Day — Hydro-Electric Undertakings (Valuation for Rating) (Scotland) Bill 14 Feb 1945

  This Bill is one which I think every Member will agree contains a principle which ought to be supported, the principle being to get rid of the discrimination between the two methods of producing electricity. The one point that one may make regarding that is that this relief comes rather belatedly. It is—I will not say suspicious, but illuminating—that, although this proposed reform has...

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