Robert Frederick Jackson (28 May 1880 – 28 January 1951) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the first Labour

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(MP) for

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from 1923 to 1924. Jackson contested the Ipswich seat at the 1922 general election, significantly increasing the Labour vote, but failing to unseat the sitting

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MP, John Ganzoni. At the 1923 general election, he won the seat, with a majority of only 1.4% of the votes. However, Ganzoni retook the seat in

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with a 10.8% majority, and although Jackson stood again in

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and

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, he was never re-elected to the

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. Jackson was one of 64 MPs who sat only in the January–October 1924 Parliament. Jackson also served as a Labour councillor on Ipswich Borough Council, serving as Mayor of Ipswich in 1933/34 and 1940/41.

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* 1880 births 1951 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ipswich UK MPs 1923–1924 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub