John Sandeman Allen (30 May 1892 – 29 September 1949) was a British

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politician. He was a

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(MP) for Birkenhead West from 1931 to 1945. At the

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he stood in the previously Conservative-held

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constituency, but the

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candidate,

Christopher Mayhew Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew (12 June 1915 – 7 January 1997) was a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1950 and from 1951 to 1974, when he left the Labour Party to join the Liberals. In 1981 ...

, was elected as the constituency's MP.

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* 1892 births 1949 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1890s-stub