James Parker, CH (1863 – 11 February 1948) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax at the

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, and held the seat until the town's representation was reduced to one seat at the 1918 general election. He did not stand again in Halifax, but instead stood in the Cannock division of Staffordshire, as a Coalition Labour candidate (i.e. a holder of the coalition coupon, supporting the Lloyd George's coalition government). He won the seat, but lost it, standing as a National Liberal at the 1922 general election. Parker was made a

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by King George V in 1918.

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* 1863 births 1948 deaths Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 Coalition Labour MPs National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) politicians {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub