George Oscar Sylvester (14 September 1898 – 26 October 1961) was a Labour Party politician in

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. He was elected as

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(MP) for Normanton in

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at a by-election in 1947 following the

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of the Labour MP Tom Smith. Before going into politics, he was a

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. At the 1950 general election, he was returned for the neighbouring Pontefract constituency, and held the seat until he died in office aged 63. At the

1962 Pontefract by-election The 1962 Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency), Pontefract by-election was held on 22 March 1962 after the death of the incumbent Labour Party (UK), Labour MP George Sylvester. It was retained by the Labour candidate Joseph Harper (British pol ...

held after his death, the seat was held for Labour by

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* 1898 births 1961 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub English miners