James Hindle Hudson (27 September 1881 – 10 January 1962) was a British Labour Party (and later Labour Co-operative) politician, who served as a

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(MP) for 18 years in two periods between 1923 and 1955. A lifelong

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and

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, Hudson was a

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in the

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. He contested the

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seat at the 1922 general election, and won the seat the following year, at the 1923 election. When the Labour Party split in 1931 over

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's formation of a

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, he lost his seat to the National Liberal candidate, William Mabane. Hudson unsuccessfully contested the Altrincham by-election in 1933 (where all three candidates were former MPs), and at the 1935 general election he was defeated in

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. After a 14-year absence, he was returned to the House of Commons at the

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as Labour Co-operative MP for the London

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of Ealing West. That seat was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, when he was elected for the new

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seat, which he held until his defeat at the 1955 general election by the Conservative candidate, John Barter.

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* 1881 births 1962 deaths British conscientious objectors Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members Labour Co-operative MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 Politics of Huddersfield {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub

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