John James Robertson (23 May 1898 – 6 October 1955) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as a

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from 1945 to 1951. Born in

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, Robertson was first elected at the 1945 general election, as the Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington. Following boundary changes, he was returned to the

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at the 1950 general election for the new constituency of

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. The following year, Robertson lost his seat at the 1951 general election to the Unionist candidate, William Anstruther-Gray.

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* 1898 births 1955 deaths Scottish Labour MPs UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 Politics of East Lothian Politics of the Scottish Borders Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub