David Ginsburg (18 March 1921 – 18 March 1994) was a British politician. Ginsburg was educated at

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, and

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. During his time at

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, he was chair of the Oxford University Democratic Socialist Club.Rudy Goldsmith
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'', 28 March 1994. He was an economist and

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expert and was secretary of the Labour Party's research department. At the 1959 general election, he was elected

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(MP) for

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in the

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. In 1981, Ginsburg was among the Labour MPs who defected to the new

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. In 1983, he polled 25% of the vote in Dewsbury, coming third and possibly having the effect of splitting the Labour vote and helping the

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candidate John Whitfield win. Ginsburg died in 1994 on his 73rd birthday.

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*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1966 & 1983 * 1921 births 1994 deaths People educated at University College School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Social Democratic Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 Jewish British politicians {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub