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Sir George Benson is a former MP for Chesterfield.

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Former MP for Chesterfield

Entered the House of Commons on 30 May 1929 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 25 September 1964 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Barnet Kenyon
• James Haslam
• Thomas Bayley
• Alfred Barnes

Future MPs in this constituency

• Robert Conant
• Eric Varley
• Tony Benn
• Paul Holmes
• Toby Perkins

Recent appearances

• Juvenile Delinquency and Hooliganism 27 Apr 1964

  It is possible to take the problem of juvenile delinquency much too seriously. In the Chamber today are 15 to 20 hon. Members and, in one way or another, each one of us has been a juvenile delinquent of a sort. Honesty is something that must be learned. One is not born honest. One is merely born with the capacity for becoming a social individual. Which hon. Member can honestly say that he or...

• Juvenile Delinquency and Hooliganism 27 Apr 1964

  Light penalties appear to be as effective as heavy penalties for the individual. I will not speak of the effect on the general public, but there is effective statistical evidence to show that light penalties are just as effective.

• Juvenile Delinquency and Hooliganism 27 Apr 1964

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